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Preventing lead poisoning in young children : a statement

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  • 12/01/2021



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  • Description:
    This second revision of the Centers for Disease Control's (CDC's) statement, Preventing Lead Poisoning in Young Children, is more comprehensive than the two previous versions. With help from members of CDC's Ad Hoc Advisory ·Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention and other expert consultants, we have considered new research findings on lead toxicity, redefined lead poisoning at a lower blood lead level, and updated our recommendations on lead-based paint abatement. In addition, II recent article on a new treatment scheme for lead poisoning (symptomatic and asymptomatic) is included.

    Revision of the Apr. 1978 CDC statement with the same title. January 1985, reprinted July 1985.

  • Document Type:
    Report
  • CIO:
    NCEH
  • Division:
    NCEH_DEHSP
  • Location:
    North America
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  • Main Document Checksum:
    urn:sha256:dedb03fcbf4a23e18fdf66d61f05a76365be2fd22f62265e44cab8ea01ad43fa
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