Exposure to lead in childhood: The importance of prevention

This Editorial examines, along with other studies, the work of Baghurst et al (Environmental exposure to lead and children's intelligence at the age of seven years -- the Port Pirie Cohort Study) a long-term study of intellectual deficits in children who were exposed to lead in early childhood....

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Published inThe New England journal of medicine Vol. 327; no. 18; pp. 1308 - 1309
Main Author Mahaffey, K.R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Massachusetts Medical Society 29.10.1992
Subjects
560300 - Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology
Adjustment
Age
AGE GROUPS
Child
CHILDREN
Children & youth
cognition
Cohort Studies
CONTROL
Disease control
disease prevention
ELEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE
health hazards
Health risk assessment
Humans
INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS
Intelligence
LEAD
Lead - toxicity
Lead content
Lead poisoning
Lead Poisoning - prevention & control
Longitudinal Studies
METALS
Pediatrics
POLLUTION CONTROL
Population
RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT
SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS
Socioeconomic Factors
TOXICITY
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Summary:This Editorial examines, along with other studies, the work of Baghurst et al (Environmental exposure to lead and children's intelligence at the age of seven years -- the Port Pirie Cohort Study) a long-term study of intellectual deficits in children who were exposed to lead in early childhood. It emphasizes the importance of preventing childhood lead exposure.
ISSN:0028-4793
1533-4406
DOI:10.1056/NEJM199210293271811