Journal article
Age-Specific Risk Factors for Lead Absorption in Children
Abstract
The relationship of blood lead levels to environmental and individual characteristics is analyzed in a large sample of children residing near a lead smelting complex, with particular emphasis on the identification of age-related risk factors. Exceptional variation in both blood leads and its determinants within the study region facilitated the simultaneous detection of several significant risk factors for each year of age from 1 to 9 yr. The …
Authors
Walter SD; Yankel AJ; von Lindern M.F.S. IH
Journal
Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health, Vol. 35, No. 1, pp. 53–58
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Date
January 1980
DOI
10.1080/00039896.1980.10667462
ISSN
1933-8244