Una década de monitoreo de plomo en sangre en niños escolares del área metropolitana de Monterrey, NL
Autor: | Leticia Elizondo-Montemayor, Gerardo Manuel Mejia-Velazquez, Luis Villela, José Ascención Hernández-Hernández, Irma Elisa Eraña-Rojas, Claudia Madrigal-Ávila, Jesús Santos-Guzmán |
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Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Zdroj: | Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey ITESM Redalyc-ITESM |
ISSN: | 1606-7916 0036-3634 |
DOI: | 10.21149/spm.v56i6.7385 |
Popis: | Santos-Guzman J, Madrigal-Avila C, Hernandez-Hernandez JA, Mejia-Velazquez G, Erana-Rojas IE, a Elizondo-Montemayor L, Villela L. Una decada de monitoreo de plomo en sangre en ninos escolares del area metropolitana de Monterrey, NL. Salud Publica Mex 2014;56:592-602. Abstract Objective. To establish the blood lead concentration and associated risk factors in schoolchildren during 1998 and 2008. Materials and methods. A blood lead screening was conducted in schoolchildren of 6-12 years of age, enrolled in 17 elementary schools of the metropolitan area of Monterrey, Mexico, during 1998 and 2008. Results. The mean blood lead level were 9.6 ± 3.0 (µg/dL range of 3.18 to 20.88) in 1998 and 4.5±4.8 µg/dL (range of 3.3 to 53.7) showing a 2.1-times reduction in blood lead levels (p |
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