Interpreting and managing blood lead levels of less than 10 μg/dL in children and reducing childhood exposure to lead: Recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Advisory Committee on childhood lead poisoning prevention

Pediatrics

Volumn 120, Issue 5, 2007, Pages

  Binns, Helen J ^a   Campbell, Carla ^b   Brown, Mary Jean ^c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^c AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood lead levels; Lead poisoning; Prevention; Screening

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOUSING; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SCREENING TEST; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HUMANS; INFANT; LEAD; LEAD POISONING; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 36049009963     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2005-1770     Document Type: Article

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