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Archives of Environmental Health: An International Journal Volume 41, 1986 - Issue 4
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Children's Blood Lead Levels in the Lead Smelting Town of Port Pirie, South Australia

David Wilson M.P.H., B.Ed., Grad. Dip., Cert. Ed. Health Promotion Services, South Australia
,
Adrian Esterman Statistician M.Sc., F.I.S.
,
Milton Lewis M.B.B.S., D.P.H. Occupational Health Branch, South Australia
,
David Roder D.D.Sc., M.P.H., F.R.A.C.D.S. Epidemiology Branch, South Australia
&
Ian Calder B.Sc. (Hons), Ph.D., A.R.A.C.I. Epidemiology Branch, South Australian Health Commission, South Australia
Pages 245-250 | Accepted 06 Jan 1986, Published online: 03 Aug 2010

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