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Identification of Lead Sources in California Children using the Stable Isotope Ratio Technique

Yechiam Yaffe Air and Industrial Hygiene Laboratory, California Department of Health Services, 2151 Berkeley Way, Berkeley, CA, 94704
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C. Peter Flessel Air and Industrial Hygiene Laboratory, California Department of Health Services, 2151 Berkeley Way, Berkeley, CA, 94704
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Jerome J. Wesolowski Air and Industrial Hygiene Laboratory, California Department of Health Services, 2151 Berkeley Way, Berkeley, CA, 94704
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Aurora Del Rosario Air and Industrial Hygiene Laboratory, California Department of Health Services, 2151 Berkeley Way, Berkeley, CA, 94704
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Guirguis N. Guirguis Air and Industrial Hygiene Laboratory, California Department of Health Services, 2151 Berkeley Way, Berkeley, CA, 94704
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Violeta Matias Air and Industrial Hygiene Laboratory, California Department of Health Services, 2151 Berkeley Way, Berkeley, CA, 94704
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Thomas E. Degarmo Division of Environmental, Health Alameda County Health Care Services Agency, 470 27th Street, Oakland, CA, 94612
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Gordon C. Coleman Division of Environmental, Health Alameda County Health Care Services Agency, 470 27th Street, Oakland, CA, 94612
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John W. Gramlich Inorganic Analytical Research Division, Center for Analytical Chemistry, U.S. Department of Commerce, National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC, 20234
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William R. Kelly Inorganic Analytical Research Division, Center for Analytical Chemistry, U.S. Department of Commerce, National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC, 20234
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Pages 237-245 | Published online: 10 Dec 2012

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