Blood Lead Concentrations of Children in the United States: A Comparison of States Using Two Very Large Databases

Objectives To determine whether there are substantial differences by state between 2 large population-based datasets in the proportion of children with elevated blood lead levels (BLLs); to identify states in which the percentage of elevated BLLs is high in either or both datasets; and to compare th...

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Published in:The Journal of pediatrics 2017-06, Vol.185, p.218-223
Main Authors: Shah, Keneil K., BA, Oleske, James M., MD, MPH, Gomez, Hernan F., MD, Davidow, Amy L., PhD, Bogden, John D., PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
blood lead levels
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Child
children
Databases, Factual
Environmental Exposure
Flint
Humans
lead
Lead - blood
Lead Poisoning - prevention & control
Michigan
Pediatrics
Primary Prevention
Quest Diagnostics
Secondary Prevention
United States
Water - chemistry
Water Supply
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Summary:Objectives To determine whether there are substantial differences by state between 2 large population-based datasets in the proportion of children with elevated blood lead levels (BLLs); to identify states in which the percentage of elevated BLLs is high in either or both datasets; and to compare the percentage of elevated BLLs in individual states with those of children living in Flint, Michigan, during the months when these children were exposed to lead-contaminated drinking water. Study design Tables of BLLs for individual states from the Quest Diagnostics and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention datasets for 2014-2015, containing more than 3 million BLLs of young children 
ISSN:0022-3476
1097-6833
DOI:10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.01.059