title: Trends in blood lead levels among children enrolled in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children from 1996 to 2000.
abstract: We analyzed data from the Wisconsin Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program to examine the distribution of and trends in elevated blood lead levels among WIC-enrolled children from 1996 until 2000. Higher blood lead levels were seen among WIC-enrolled children, and although not statistically significant, the rate of blood lead level decline among WIC-enrolled children was greater than among non-WIC-enrolled children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia 29208, USA. zierold@gwm.sc.edu
authors.forename: Kristina M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Zierold
authors.forename: Henry
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Anderson
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000592:standards; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007854:Lead / Q000097:blood*; D007855:Lead Poisoning / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D020264:Lead Poisoning, Nervous System, Childhood / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000379:methods; D011632:Public Assistance; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D014922:Wisconsin / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D007854:Lead