The Racial Gap in Childhood Blood Lead Levels Related to Socioeconomic Position of Residence in Metropolitan Detroit

Sociology of Race and Ethnicity

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 200-218

  Moody, Heather ^a   Darden, Joe T ^b   Pigozzi, Bruce Wm ^b  

^a Siena Heights University   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Detroit; lead poisoning; neighborhoods; race; socioeconomic position

Indexed keywords

EID: 85135318493     PISSN: 23326492     EISSN: 23326506     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2332649215608873     Document Type: Article

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