Economic costs of childhood lead exposure in low- and middle-income countries

Children's blood lead levels have declined worldwide, especially after the removal of lead in gasoline. However, significant exposure remains, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. To date, there have been no global estimates of the costs related to lead exposure in children in deve...

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Published in:	Environmental health perspectives Vol. 121; no. 9; pp. 1097 - 1102
Main Authors:	Attina, Teresa M, Trasande, Leonardo
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 01.09.2013
Subjects:	Age Blood Blood levels Child, Preschool Children Cost estimates Costs Costs and Cost Analysis Developing countries Developing Countries - statistics & numerical data Disease prevention Diseases Economic analysis Economic aspects Economics Environmental Exposure - adverse effects Environmental Exposure - economics Estimates Exposure Gasoline Health Health aspects Humans Income Infant Intelligence - drug effects Intelligence Tests LDCs Lead (metal) Lead - blood Lead - toxicity Lead content Lead poisoning Low income groups Models, Economic Pediatrics Population Public health Regression Analysis Sensitivity analysis Trends United States > US USA ASW, Caribbean Sea Asia Europe Africa Latin America ANE, Europe
ISSN:	0091-6765, 1552-9924, 1552-9924
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