Racial/ethnic differences in childhood blood lead levels among children <72 months of age in the united states: A systematic review of the literature

Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 145-153

  White, Brandi M ^a   Bonilha, Heather Shaw ^a,b   Ellis, Charles ^c  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood blood lead levels; Environmental public health; Racial and ethnic disparities

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; BLOOD; CAUCASIAN; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFANT; LEAD POISONING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INFANT; LEAD; LEAD POISONING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85015267947     PISSN: 21973792     EISSN: 21968837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40615-015-0124-9     Document Type: Review

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