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Are We Doing It Correctly?

JAMES W. SAYRE, MD; CLAIRE B. ERNHART, PHD

Am J Dis Child. 1992;146(11):1275-1278.

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The release by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)¹ of new guidelines on lead poisoning prompts us to express concern about the present direction of governmental control of lead exposure in children. Pediatricians, psychologists, and epidemiologists^2-4 are uneasy about the ramifications of lowering the blood lead level at which we should become involved, through increased medical monitoring or environmental intervention. Parents are becoming concerned about the intellectual future of their children at the same time that they are faced with both an apparent inability to eliminate low levels of lead in children, and the dangers of removing lead from houses. To make things worse, it is now suggested that these effects persist for years, resulting in a poor performance in school and higher dropout rate for older children. Parents now see future prospects for their children permanently jeopardized. . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Family Health Associates of St Mary's Hospital 819 W Main St Rochester, NY 14611; Department of Psychiatry Metro Health Medical Center 2500 Metro Health Cleveland, OH 44109 References

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