Article Title
Keywords
Blood – Analysis; Children; Lead; Lead poisoning in children; Nevada; Plumbism
Disciplines
Community-Based Research | Family, Life Course, and Society | Maternal and Child Health | Medicine and Health | Public Health
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of plumbism in children one to six years of age in Nevada. During a four-year period from 1992 – 1996, 10,700 children were screened for evidence of blood lead intoxication. The capillary specimens were analyzed by atomic absorption spectrometry. All children with a lead level => 10 ug/L were retested using venous blood. Ninety three percent of the children had blood lead levels < 10 µg/dL
Recommended Citation
Di Salvo, Arthur F. and Hall, Terry R.
(2010)
"Blood Lead Levels In Nevada Children,"
Nevada Journal of Public Health: Vol. 7
:
Iss.
1
, Article 7.
Available at:
https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/njph/vol7/iss1/7
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