Trends and variability in blood lead concentrations among US children and adolescents

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 7880-7889

  Jain, Ram B ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Blood lead; Children; NHANES; Smoking; Trends

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; BLACK POPULATION; BLOOD; CHILD HEALTH; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH SURVEY; LEAD; POVERTY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SMOKING; TREND ANALYSIS; YOUNG POPULATION;

UNITED STATES;

LEAD;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANCESTRY GROUP; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; SMOKING; TRENDS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; LEAD; MALE; POVERTY; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMOKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84954319512     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-6039-0     Document Type: Article

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