Stability of blood lead levels in children with low-level lead absorption.

Current child blood lead (Pb) screening guidelines assume that blood lead levels (BLLs) are relatively stable over time, and that only youngest children are vulnerable to the damaging effects of lower-range BLLs. This study aimed to test the stability of lower-range (≤ 10 μg/dL) child BLLs over time...

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Main Authors: Michelle Del Rio, Christina Rodriguez, Elizabeth Alvarado Navarro, Chandima Wekumbura, Madhubhashini B Galkaduwa, Ganga M Hettiarachchi, Christina Sobin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0287406