Relationships of Blood Lead Concentrations to Vitamin D, Season of Year, Sunlight Exposure, and Linear Growth in Children

Catherine Chen1, James M. Oleske2, Anthony J. Scolpino2, Ronnie Levin3, Hernan F. Gomez4 and John D. Bogden5,6* 1Northwestern University, USA 2Department of Pediatrics, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, USA. 3Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, USA 4Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan and Department of Emergency Medicine, Hurley Medical Center, USA 5Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry, and Molecular Genetics, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, USA