Community Characteristics Associated With Elevated Blood Lead Levels in Children
- 1 February 1998
- journal article
- Published by American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in Pediatrics
- Vol. 101 (2), 264-271
- https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.101.2.264
Abstract
Objectives. To identify community characteristics associated with children having elevated blood lead levels (≥10 μg/dL) and examine whether these characteristics can be used to identify children with elevated blood lead levels.Keywords
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