Lead exposure adversely affects the cognitive development and behavior of young children.1For children aged <6 years, CDC has defined an elevated blood lead level (BLL) as ≥10 microgram/dL, but evidence exists for subtle effects at lower levels.2Data from CDC's Third National Health and Nutr...
However, the task force issued I statements, meaning that "the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening for elevated blood lead levels" in asymptomatic children aged 5 years and younger and in asymptomatic pregnant women. Evidence inconclusive for lea...
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and self-regulatory behaviors. The mean blood concentration of lead was 1.2μg/dL (interquartile range of 0.8–1.5μg/dL), well below the CDC-defined threshold. Across multiple outcomes, scores were worse with increasing lead levels, although after adjustment for confounders, few associations were...
CDC response to Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention recommendations in “Low Level Lead Exposure Harms Children: A Renewed Call of Primary Prevention”. Google Scholar CDC, 2013 CDC Blood lead levels in children aged 1–5 years - United States, 1999–2010 Morb. Mortal. Wkly...
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Association Between Childhood Blood Lead Levels at Age 38 Years and Adult IQ and Adult Socioeconomic Statusa View LargeDownload Supplement. eFigure. Mediation Analysis of the Association Between Childhood Blood Lead Levels and Downward Social Mobility From Childhood to Adulthood in the Dunedin Cohort ...
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The objective of this study was to determine blood lead levels (BLLs) and the possible sources of exposure in the population of Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo. A cross-sectional survey was carried out from January to May 2008 in a representative sample of the Kinsh...
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