The State of Public Health Lead Policies: Implications for Urban Health Inequities and Recommendations for Health Equity
Although lead has been removed from paint and gasoline sold in the U.S., lead exposures persist, with communities of color and residents in urban and low-income areas at greatest risk for exposure. The persistence of and inequities in lead exposures raise questions about the scope and implementation...
Main Authors: | Alana M. W. LeBrón, Ivy R. Torres, Enrique Valencia, Miriam López Dominguez, Deyaneira Guadalupe Garcia-Sanchez, Michael D. Logue, Jun Wu |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2019-03-01
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Series: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/6/1064 |
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