TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2001//
TI  - The Relationship Between Lead Exposure and Homicide
JO  - Archives of pediatrics and adolescent medicine
A1  - Stretesky, Paul B.
A1  - Lynch, Michael J.
SP  - 579
EP  - 582
VL  - 155
IS  - 5
N2  - Context: Previous studies have suggested that excessive lead exposure is related to aggressive and violent behavior. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association between estimated air lead concentrations and homicide rates. Design: Cross-sectional ecological study. Setting: All counties in the contiguous 48 states of the United States. Exposure Measure: Estimated air lead concentrations and blood lead levels. Main Outcome Measure: The homicide rate in each county. RESULTS: Negative binomial regression was used to examine the relationship between air lead concentrations and the incidence of homicide across counties in the United States (N = 3111). After adjusting for sociologic confounding factors and 9 measures of air pollution, the only indictor of air pollution found to be associated with homicide rates was air lead concentration. Across all counties, estimated air lead concentrations ranged from 0 to 0.17 µg/m3. The adjusted results suggest that the difference between the highest and lowest level of estimated air lead is associated with a homicide incidence rate ratio of 4.12 (95% confidence interval, 1.02-16.61). CONCLUSION: The results of this study support recent findings that there is an association between lead exposure and violent behavior. (Abstract Adapted from Source: Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 2001. Copyright © 2001 by the American Medical Association)  Lead Exposure Violence Causes Homicide Causes Homicide Rates Adult Violence 02-03<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 1072-4710
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
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