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. 2025 Mar 26;10(3):e018145.
doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2024-018145.

Cumulative population blood lead levels

Richard Fuller  1 , Kate Porterfield  2 , David Hanrahan  2 , Howard Hu  3
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Cumulative population blood lead levels

Richard Fuller et al. BMJ Glob Health. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Environmental health; Global Health.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: The non-profit Pure Earth (Richard Fuller, Kate Porterfield and David Hanrahan) has received funding historically from Open Philanthropy, GiveWell, Clarios Foundation, Trafigura Foundation and Takeda Foundation. The other authors declare no competing interests. No funding was allocated for this project.

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