Open AccessImmigration and Risk of Childhood Lead Poisoning: Findings From a Case–Control Study of New York City Children
Author(s) -
Parisa Tehranifar,
Jessica Leighton,
Amy H. Auchincloss,
Andrew Faciano,
Howard Alper,
Andrea Paykin,
Songmei Wu
Publication year - 2008
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.2006.093229
Subject(s) - lead poisoning , residence , odds ratio , medicine , demography , confidence interval , blood lead level , logistic regression , environmental health , immigration , poison control , injury prevention , lead exposure , case control study , pediatrics , gerontology , geography , psychiatry , cats , archaeology , pathology , sociology
We investigated whether foreign birthplace and residence were associated with an increased risk of childhood lead poisoning.