THE DEPARTMENT-OF-DEFENSE BLOOD LEAD LEVEL SURVEY PROGRAM FOR YOUNG-CHILDREN

Authors
BURKHALTER E BUTLER W
Citation
E. Burkhalter et W. Butler, THE DEPARTMENT-OF-DEFENSE BLOOD LEAD LEVEL SURVEY PROGRAM FOR YOUNG-CHILDREN, Military medicine, 161(11), 1996, pp. 687-690
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine Miscellaneus
Journal title
Military medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
00264075
Volume
161
Issue
11
Year of publication
1996
Pages
687 - 690
Database
ISI
SICI code
0026-4075(1996)161:11<687:TDBLLS>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
Blood lead testing has been conducted in a large group of children who receive their health care from the Department of Defense. The blood l ead levels were comparable to levels detected in civilian suburban set tings. Among the 90,976 children who were tested, the incidence of chi ldren with blood lead levels greater than or equal to 10 mu g/dl was 2 .13%.