Children's Health

Citations

1. U.S. Centers for Disease Control (2005). Blood lead levels-United States, 1999-2002. MMWR, 54(20): 513-516. Also available online: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5420a5.htm.

2. Committee on Environmental Health, American Academy of Pediatrics (2005, reaffirmed 2009). Lead exposure in children: Prevention, detection, and management. Pediatrics, 116: 1036-1046. Also available online: http://www.pediatrics.org/cgi/content/full/116/4/1036.

3. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (2006). Screening for elevated blood lead levels in children and pregnant women. Available online: http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstf/uspslead.htm.

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