Citation

Bithoney WG, Vandeven AM, Ryan A. J. Pediatr. 1993; 122(5 Pt 1): 719-720.

Affiliation

Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1993, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8496749

Abstract

Children suspected of having been physically abused had significantly higher venous blood lead levels than a comparison group (p < 0.0001). Abused children were 27-fold more likely to have lead levels > 0.965 mumol/L (20 micrograms/dl) (odds ratio = 26.7). We recommend that abused children be monitored for lead intoxication more frequently than other children.

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