Case epidemiology from the first three years of a pilot laboratory-based surveillance system for elevated blood-lead concentrations among children in England, 2014–17: implications for public health action | Zendy

David Roberts | Zendy; Helen Crabbe | Zendy; Tayo Owodunni | Zendy; Harriet Gordon-Brown | Zendy; Rebecca Close | Zendy; Shanel Reshat | Zendy; Barry Sampson | Zendy; Ruth Ruggles | Zendy; Gavin Dabrera | Zendy; Araceli Busby | Zendy; Giovanni Leonardi | Zendy

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Case epidemiology from the first three years of a pilot laboratory-based surveillance system for elevated blood-lead concentrations among children in England, 2014–17: implications for public health action

Author(s) -

David Roberts,

Helen Crabbe,

Tayo Owodunni,

Harriet Gordon-Brown,

Rebecca Close,

Shanel Reshat,

Barry Sampson,

Ruth Ruggles,

Gavin Dabrera,

Araceli Busby,

Giovanni Leonardi

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.916

H-Index - 82

eISSN - 1741-3850

pISSN - 1741-3842

DOI - 10.1093/pubmed/fdz024

Subject(s) - epidemiology , medicine , public health , environmental health , population , demography , lead poisoning , pediatrics , pathology , psychiatry , sociology

Children incur lead toxicity even at low blood-lead concentrations (BLCs), and testing in England is opportunistic. We described epidemiology of cases notified to a passive laboratory-based surveillance system (SS), the Lead Poisoning in Children (LPIC) SS to inform opportunities to prevent lead exposure in children in England.

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