Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 6, Issue 5 , Pages 288-292 , 1 September 2006

Predicting Children’s Blood Lead Levels From Exposure to School Drinking Water in Seattle, Washington, USA

  • Sheela Sathyanarayana, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Sheela Sathyanarayana, University of Washington, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences, Division of General Pediatrics, Child Health Institute, Building 296200, NE 74th St, Seattle, WA 98115-8160
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  • Nancy Beaudet, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
    • ,
  • Katie Omri, MA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
    • ,
  • Catherine Karr, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington

Received 26 January 2006 ,Accepted 5 July 2006.

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PII: S1530-1567(06)00159-6

doi: 10.1016/j.ambp.2006.07.001

Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 6, Issue 5 , Pages 288-292 , 1 September 2006

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