Guest editorial: Responding to blood lead levels < 10 microg/dL

Editorial

Mary Jean Brown et al. Environ Health Perspect. 2008 Feb.

. 2008 Feb;116(2):A60-1.

doi: 10.1289/ehp.10703.

No abstract available

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Blood lead levels in children.
Rothenberg SJ. Rothenberg SJ. Environ Health Perspect. 2008 Nov;116(11):A472; author reply A472-3. doi: 10.1289/ehp.11636. Environ Health Perspect. 2008. PMID: 19057679 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

The relationship between early childhood blood lead levels and performance on end-of-grade tests.
Miranda ML, Kim D, Galeano MA, Paul CJ, Hull AP, Morgan SP. Miranda ML, et al. Environ Health Perspect. 2007 Aug;115(8):1242-7. doi: 10.1289/ehp.9994. Environ Health Perspect. 2007. PMID: 17687454 Free PMC article.
Blood lead concentrations < 10 microg/dL and child intelligence at 6 years of age.
Jusko TA, Henderson CR, Lanphear BP, Cory-Slechta DA, Parsons PJ, Canfield RL. Jusko TA, et al. Environ Health Perspect. 2008 Feb;116(2):243-8. doi: 10.1289/ehp.10424. Environ Health Perspect. 2008. PMID: 18288325 Free PMC article.

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