Decreases in Young Children Who Received Blood Lead Level Testing During COVID-19 — 34 Jurisdictions, January–May 2020
| Autor: | Monica Leonard, Kelly Dyke, Kathryn B. Egan, Stella O. Chuke, Joseph G. Courtney, Kimball Credle, Carolina Lecours |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Health (social science) Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Epidemiology Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Staffing MEDLINE 01 natural sciences 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Health Information Management Environmental health Pandemic Health care medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Full Report 0101 mathematics medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Diagnostic Tests Routine Public health 010102 general mathematics COVID-19 Infant General Medicine United States Lead Child Preschool Blood lead level business |
| Zdroj: | Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report |
| ISSN: | 1545-861X 0149-2195 |
| Popis: | Exposure to lead, a toxic metal, can result in severe effects in children, including decreased ability to learn, permanent neurologic damage, organ failure, and death. CDC and other health care organizations recommend routine blood lead level (BLL) testing among children as part of well-child examinations to facilitate prompt identification of elevated BLL, eliminate source exposure, and provide medical and other services (1). To describe BLL testing trends among young children during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, CDC analyzed data reported from 34 state and local health departments about BLL testing among children aged |
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