Tesoriero, J M; Parisi, D M; Sampson, S; Foster, J; Klein, S; Ellemberg, C;
Published Date:
2000 Nov-Dec
Source:
Public Health Rep. 115(6):544-556
Description:
The authors surveyed religious congregations in New York State to document the extent to which HIV/AIDS-related education and prevention services were being offered; to identify barriers to offering services; and to assess respondents' willingness to...
Lead is a confirmed neurotoxicant, but the lowest blood lead concentration associated with deficits in cognitive functioning and academic achievement is poorly defined. The purpose of the present study was to examine the relationship of relatively lo...
As a supplement to traditional ways of measuring health care quality, the patient's perspectve is an essential indicator, yet it is often overlooked in evaluations of health care for pregnant teenagers. This report reveals how 40 young women receivin...
This study uses screening and hospitalization data to describe the prevalence of childhood lead poisoning in Chicago and the rest of the state of Illinois.|The authors used aggregate data published by the Illinois Department of Public Health on blood...
In 1999, an investigation implicated tamarind candy as the potential source of lead exposure for a child with a significantly elevated blood lead level (BLL). The Oklahoma City-County Health Department tested two types of tamarind suckers and their p...
Wells, Ellen M.; Herbstman, Julie B.; Lin, Yu Hong; Jarrett, Jeffery; Verdon, Carl P.; Ward, Cynthia; Caldwell, Kathleen L.; Hibbeln, Joseph R.; Witter, Frank R.; Halden, Rolf U.; Goldman, Lynn R.;
Published Date:
Jun 26 2015
Source:
Environ Health Perspect. 124(3):373-379.
Description:
BackgroundMethylmercury (MeHg) may affect fetal growth; however, prior research often lacked assessment of mercury speciation, confounders, and interactions.ObjectiveOur objective was to assess the relationship between MeHg and fetal growth as well a...
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