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Neighborhood Screening in Communities Throughout the Nation for Children with Elevated Blood Lead Levels

From the spring of 1971 to September 1973, neighborhood surveys were conducted in 58 communities throughout the nation to determine whether children with confirmed elevated blood lead levels could be identified. Another purpose of these screenings was to assist communities in identifying children wi...

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Autores principales: Anderson, Dudley G., Clark, John L.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 1974
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1475126/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4831146
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Sumario:From the spring of 1971 to September 1973, neighborhood surveys were conducted in 58 communities throughout the nation to determine whether children with confirmed elevated blood lead levels could be identified. Another purpose of these screenings was to assist communities in identifying children with elevated blood lead levels and thereby demonstrate to community officials that such children do exist in communities screened. The children screened were not a random sample. In those communities where the initial elevated blood levels were confirmed all but seven had one or more children requiring followup and/or treatment. Of those children screened, black children had an elevated rate about three times as great as nonblack children. With few exceptions, the homes in the neighborhoods had at least one interior surface with sufficient quantities of lead paint to be dangerous if the paint were ingested.