Blood lead levels in Japanese children: Effects of passive smoking

Blood lead levels in Japanese children: Effects of passive smoking

Blood lead levels (BLLs) of 188 pediatric patients were measured and their parents were queried as to the smoking style in their home. Their mean BLL was 3.16 μg/dl, which was among the lowest levels in the world, and none of them had levels of over 10 μ g/dl. Preschool children ( 1 to 6 years of ag...

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Veröffentlicht in:Environmental health and preventive medicine 1997-07, Vol.2 (2), p.79-81
Hauptverfasser: Kaji, M, Gotoh, M, Takagi, Y, Masuda, H
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Sprache:eng
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Children & youth
Environmental health
Lead content
Lead poisoning
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Zusammenfassung:Blood lead levels (BLLs) of 188 pediatric patients were measured and their parents were queried as to the smoking style in their home. Their mean BLL was 3.16 μg/dl, which was among the lowest levels in the world, and none of them had levels of over 10 μ g/dl. Preschool children ( 1 to 6 years of age) with parents who smoked in the same room had a significantly higher BLL (mean; 4.15 μ g/dl) than those with parents who never smoked (mean; 3.06 μ g/dl) (P
ISSN:1342-078X
1347-4715
DOI:10.1007/BF02931969