Effectiveness of introducing point of care capillary testing and linking screening with routine appointments for increasing blood lead screening rates of young children: a before-after study

BACKGROUND: Lead has significant neuro-toxic effects, particularly for young children. Voluntary screening of pre-school aged children for elevated blood lead levels has been an important part of the lead management program in the mining town of Broken Hill (NSW, Australia) since 1991, where lead re...

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Autores principales: Boreland, Frances, Lyle, David, Brown, Anthony, Perkins, David
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4693436/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26715987
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13690-015-0111-y

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4693436/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26715987
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13690-015-0111-y

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