The association between state housing policy and lead poisoning in children

J.D. Sargent, M. Dalton, E. Demidenko, P. Simon and R.Z. Klein

American Journal of Public Health, 1999, vol. 89, issue 11, 1690-1695

Abstract: Objectives. This study examined the effect of an active program of household lead paint hazard abatement, applied over 22 years, on childhood lead poisoning in Massachusetts. Methods. A small areas analysis was used to compare screening blood lead levels of children in Worcester County, Mass (n = 27 590), with those in Providence County, RI (n = 19 071). Data were collapsed according to census tract. Results. The percentage of children with lead poisoning (blood lead level ≥ 20 μg/dL [Pe20]) was, on average, 3 times higher in Providence County census tracts (3.2% vs 0.9% in Worcester County census tracts, P

Date: 1999
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