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Lead Exposure and Motor Development

open access: yesPediatric Neurology Briefs, 1993
The neuromotor assessment of 245 six-year-old urban inner-city children enrolled in the Cincinnati Lead Study is reported from the Departments of Environmental Health and Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, and the Children’s ...
J Gordon Millichap
doaj   +1 more source

The Performance Comparison of Socioeconomic and Behavioural Factors as Predictors of Higher Blood Lead Levels of 0–6-Year-Old Chinese Children between 2004 and 2014

open access: yesChildren, 2022
Childhood lead exposure is a commonly known risk factor affecting children’s health, and 10 governments have taken actions to reduce children’s lead exposure sources. Because lab testing for children’s blood lead levels (BLLs) was not popularized easily,
Yixuan Xie, Yaohua Dai, Tao Li
doaj   +1 more source

Food Exposures to Lead

open access: yesEnvironmental Health Perspectives, 1974
Exposures to lead have emanated from various sources, including food, throughout human history. Occupational and environmental exposures (especially pica) appear to account for much of the identified human disease, however, food-borne exposures deserve further investigation.
A C, Kolbye   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

The effect of vitamin C on the erythrocyte antioxidant enzymes in intoxicated-lead rat offsprings [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Objective: Lead exposure or lead poisoning is known to cause a large spectrum of physiological, biochemical, and behavioural disorders in animals.
Eshginia, S., Marjani, A.
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Chronic Stress and Cardiovascular Disease among Individuals Exposed to Lead: A Pilot Study

open access: yesDiseases, 2020
Chronic stress and cardiovascular disease risk were explored in a predominately middle-aged adult population exposed to elevated lead levels in this cross-sectional study using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from ...
Emmanuel Obeng-Gyasi   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Latent consequences of early-life lead (Pb) exposure and the future: Addressing the Pb crisis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Background. The lead (Pb) exposure crisis in Flint, Michigan has passed from well-publicized event to a footnote, while its biological and social impact will linger for lifetimes.
Bayon, Baindu L.   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Low birth weight and lead exposure: An etiological approach

open access: yesMedicine Science, 2021
Low birth weight (LBW) is a worldwide public health problem as it is the most important cause of infant deaths and contributes significantly to the burden of childhood problems.
Ozgur Oztan   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Lead exposure in an urban population of free-ranging kaka (Nestor meridionalis septentrionalis) : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Veterinary Science in Wildlife Health at Massey University, Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Anthropogenic lead use has resulted in widespread environmental lead contamination known to affect wildlife populations worldwide. Lead is a highly toxic, non-essential heavy metal recognised as a cause of morbidity and mortality in birds ...
Sriram, Aditi
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A Quality Improvement Initiative to Standardize Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia Prophylaxis in Pediatric Patients With Solid Tumors

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pediatric patients with extracranial solid tumors (ST) receiving chemotherapy are at an increased risk for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP). However, evidence guiding prophylaxis practices in this population is limited. A PJP‐related fatality at our institution highlighted inconsistent prescribing approaches and concerns about
Kriti Kumar   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Quantitative Assessment of Bullet Fragments in Viscera of Sheep Carcasses as surrogates for White-Tailed Deer

open access: yesHuman-Wildlife Interactions, 2017
Avian scavengers, such as bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), can be exposed to lead through the consumption of spent lead from ammunition in carcasses of animals shot with lead-based projectiles.
Luis Cruz-Martinez   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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