Implications of the new centers for disease control and prevention blood lead reference value

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 104, Issue 6, 2014, Pages

  Burns, Mackenzie S ^a   Gerstenberger, Shawn L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHILD; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSING; HUMAN; INFANT; LEAD POISONING; NUTRITION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REFERENCE VALUE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HOUSING; HUMANS; INFANT; LEAD POISONING; NUTRITION SURVEYS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; REFERENCE VALUES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84901045015     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301771     Document Type: Article

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