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Barriers to Pediatric Blood Lead Screening
Abramson, Amanda Avener, Catherine Brennan, Jillian Hill, Elizabeth Keeshan, Britton MacLean, Jeffrey Mebust, Kelly Maruti, Sanchit Davis, Wendy Sumner, Austin
Abramson, Amanda
Avener, Catherine
Brennan, Jillian
Hill, Elizabeth
Keeshan, Britton
MacLean, Jeffrey
Mebust, Kelly
Maruti, Sanchit
Davis, Wendy
Sumner, Austin
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Background: The pernicious effects of lead on the health of children are well-documented. The severity of many of these effects directly correlates with increasing blood lead levels (BLLs). The current recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is that BLLs 10 g/dL are dangerous. However, new evidence demonstrates that there is no safe BLL and that children with BLLs /dL exhibit neurological and social deficits. The Vermont Department of Health (VDH) currently recommends universal blood lead screening for 12 and 24 month-old children. In 2006, 79% of 12 month-old children and 41% of 24 month-old children were screened in Vermont.
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2008-01-21