Open AccessElevated blood lead levels in children of construction workers.
Author(s) -
Elizabeth A. Whelan,
G. Piacitelli,
B Gerwel,
Teresa M. Schnorr,
Charles Mueller,
Janie L. Gittleman,
Thomas Matte
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.87.8.1352
Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , confidence interval , epidemiology , environmental health , blood lead level , case control study , disease control , lead poisoning , lead exposure , pediatrics , demography , sociology , cats , psychiatry
This study examined whether children of lead-exposed construction workers had higher blood lead levels than neighborhood control children.