Fetal blood lead values in a rural area.
Lead levels were determined from neonatal samples of blood collected at a general-care hospital. The cord blood lead values of babies from urban maternal residences were significantly higher than those from rural environments. The over-all cord blood lead value was (mean +/- S.D.) 9.4 +/- 3.7 micrograms of lead per 100 ml. of whole blood. This level represented a considerably lower value than others previously reported and suggests a lower "normal" value for our population.
Gershanik
J J
JJ
Departments of Pediatrics and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Louisiana State University Medical Center, Confederate Memorial Medical Center, Shreveport, La., USA.
Brooks
G G
GG
Little
J A
JA
D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D007854:Lead / Q000097:blood*; D008145:Louisiana; D012424:Rural Population
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