| Autor: |
David M Lyle, Frances T Boreland, Stephen J Quartermain |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
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| Zdroj: |
Public Health Research & Practice, Vol 32, Iss 1 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2204-2091 |
| DOI: |
10.17061/phrp31122107 |
| Popis: |
Objectives: To describe blood lead levels (BLLs) and their distribution among children in Broken Hill, New South Wales (NSW), at each of the scheduled testing points aligned with childhood immunisation and to determine how BLLs change over time for individual children. These data can inform action to prevent future lead exposure in Broken Hill children. Study type: Retrospective longitudinal study. Methods: Data were extracted from the Lead Management Program ACCESS database on children born between 2009 and 2015 and living in Broken Hill. BLLs were calculated using capillary blood collected via finger prick, classified according to specific blood lead thresholds and grouped according to the testing schedule. A subset of children tested at each of the first three annual testing points provided data to determine the blood lead trajectories for individual Broken Hill children. Data were analysed using SPSS and ArcGIS. Results: At the first test at 12 months, around half the children recorded a BLL of |
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