Blood Levels of the Heavy Metal, Lead, and Caries in Children Aged 24-72 Months: NHANES III

Caries Research

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 26-33

  Wiener, R Constance ^a,b,e   Long, D Leann ^d   Jurevic, Richard J ^c  

^a School of Public Health   (United States)

^b Memphis   (United States)

^c Department of Diagnostic Sciences School of Dentistry   (United States)

^d WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e West Virginia University School of Dentistry   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood lead levels; Caries; Heavy metal; NHANES III

Indexed keywords

LEAD; PASSIVE SMOKING;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD; BREAST FEEDING; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL PROCEDURE; DMF INDEX; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICAN; NUTRITION; PARENT; PASSIVE SMOKING; PATHOLOGY; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES SUSCEPTIBILITY; DMF INDEX; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEAD; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; NUTRITION SURVEYS; PARENTS; POVERTY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS; UNITED STATES; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 84923562105     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: 1421976X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000365297     Document Type: Article

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