Behavioral and Environmental Explanations of Elevated Blood Lead Levels in Immigrant Children and Children of Immigrants

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 979-986

  Kaplowitz, Stan A ^a   Perlstadt, Harry ^a   Dziura, James D ^b   Post, Lori A ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood lead level; Family structure; Health behaviors; Immigrants; Lead poisoning

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ANCESTRY GROUP; BLOOD; DRINKING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HOUSING; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAID; MICHIGAN; MIGRANT; MOTHER; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REFUGEE; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DRINKING; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HOUSING; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEAD; MALE; MEDICAID; MICHIGAN; MOTHERS; REFUGEES; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84982801590     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-015-0243-8     Document Type: Article

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