Professional Literature on Lead Poisoning

Research, Academic Articles, and Information about Lead Poisoning

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1. Acute Brain Herniation from Lead Toxicity (PDF)
2. Adult Lead Exposure: Time For Change (PDF)
3. The Association Between Environmental Lead Exposure and Bone Density in Children
4. Blood Lead Levels and Sexual Maturation in U.S. Girls (PDF)
5. Chemical Contaminants in Breast Milk and Their Impacts on Children's Health: An Overview (PDF)
6. Effects of Lead in Breastmilk on Infant Blood Lead Levels at One Month
7. Effects of Lead Exposure and Ergonomic Stressors on Peripheral Nerve Function
8. Effects of Lead Exposure Before Pregnancy and Dietary Calcium During Pregnancy and Fetal Development and Lead Accumulation
9. Impact of Occupation Exposure of Lead Levels in Women ( PDF)
10. IQ and Blood Lead from 2 to 7 Years of Age: Are the Effects in Older Children the Residual of High Blood Levels in 2-Year-Olds? (Article, PDF)
11. IQ and Blood Lead from 2 to 7 Years (Presentation, PDF)
12. Lead, Diabetes, Hypertension, and Renal Function: The Normative Aging Study (PDF)
13. Lead Exposure Inhibits Fracture Healing and is Associated with Increased Chrondogenesis... (PDF)
14. Lead in Bones and Effects on Menopause (PDF)
15. Low-Level Environmental Lead Exposure and Children's Intellectual Function: An International Pooled Analysis (PDF)
16. New Thinking on Neuro-Development (PDF)
17. Principles and Practices of Neurodevelopment in Children (PDF)
18. Recent Developments in Low-Level Lead Exposure and Intellectual Impairment in Children. (PDF)
19. Reduced Intellectual Development in Children with Prenatal Lead Exposure (PDF)
20. The Relationship Between Early Childhood Blood Lead Levels and Performance on End-of-Grade Tests (PDF)
21. Toxicokinetics of Bone Lead (PDF)

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1. A critical Review of Biomarkers Used for Monitoring Human Exposure to Lead (PDF)
2. Filter Paper Collection Specimen: Visual Aid (PDF)
3. Measurement Variability Associated with KXRF Bone Lead Measurements in Young Adults (PDF)
4. A Noninvasive Isotopic Approach to Estimate the Bone Lead Contribution to Blood in Children (PDF)
5. Seasonality and Children's Blood Lead Levels: Developing a Predictive Model Using Climactic Variables and Blood Lead Data (PDF)

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1. Lead Screening Provider Guidelines (PDF)
2. New Web Based Training - Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention for Primary Care Providers and Nurses (PDF)
3. Parental Perceptions of Barriers to Blood Lead Testing (PDF)
4. Preventing Lead Exposure in Young Children, 2005 (PDF)
5. Stuck in Neutral - States Neglect Lead Testing Duty to Children Served by Medicaid (PDF)
6. Using GIS to Assess and Direct Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention (PDF)

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1. The Effect of Chelation on Blood Pressure in Lead-Exposed Children (PDF)
2. Efficacy of Iron and/or Zinc Supplementation on Cognitive Performance of Lead-Exposed Mexican Schoolchildren (PDF)
3. Recommendations for Medical Management of Adult Lead Exposure (PDF

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1. Lead Contamination in Cocoa and Cocoa Products: Isotopic Evidence of Global Contamination (PDF)

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1. Environmental Pollutants and Disease in American Children (PDF)
2. The High Cost of Improper Removal of Lead-Based Paint from Housing: A Case Report (PDF)
3. Lead Loading of Urban Streets by Motor Vehicle Wheel Weights (PDF)
4. The Prevalence of Lead-Based Paint Hazards in U.S. Housing (PDF)
5. The Relationship Between Housing and Health: Children at Risk (PDF)
6. Family Lead Poisoning Associated with Occupational Exposure (PDF, California Department of Health Services)

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1. Blood Lead Level and Risk of Asthma

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1. Environmental Quality for Public Health: Impediments and Policy Recommendations (PDF)
2. Testing the Dose-Response Specification in Epidemiology: Public Health and Policy Consequences for Lead (PDF)

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1. Notice from Michigan's Surgeon General Re: Childhood Lead (Pb) Poisoning (PDF)
2. Lead (Pb) Poisoning Local Health Department Contact Information (PDF)

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