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Pueschel, Siegfried M., Ed.; Linakis, James G., Ed.; Anderson, Angela C., Ed. – 1996
The magnitude of childhood lead poisoning has been inexplicably neglected by modern medicine and by legislators. However, since the 1970s, increased attention has been focused on lead poisoning, and advances have been made in several areas, including understanding of the neurodevelopmental and behavioral ramifications of lead poisoning, and…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Health, Federal Legislation, Lead Poisoning
National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. – 1993
Adverse health effects from exposure to lead are now recognized to be among industrialized society's most important health problems. This report, prepared by the National Research Council's Committee on Measuring Lead Exposure in Critical Populations, concurs with new findings issued by the Centers for Disease Control which state that lead…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Biochemistry, Child Health, Children
