title: Lead.
abstract: This article reviews historical and current uses of lead and sources of absorbed lead, such as water, lead-based paint, cookware, and bullet wounds. The means of absorption, collection of specimens, quantification methods, and effects of lead toxicity are discussed.
authors: Boston University School of Medicine, Massachusetts.
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Gerson
mesh_terms: D000042:Absorption; D000328:Adult; D002118:Calcium; D002648:Child; D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D006801:Humans; D007854:Lead / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000032:analysis / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D007855:Lead Poisoning
chemical_list: D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D007854:Lead; D002118:Calcium