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Economic Costs of Childhood Lead Exposure in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Author(s) -

Teresa M. Attinà,

Leonardo Trasande

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

environmental health perspectives

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257

H-Index - 282

eISSN - 1552-9924

pISSN - 0091-6765

DOI - 10.1289/ehp.1206424

Subject(s) - gross domestic product , blood lead level , population , economic cost , attributable risk , productivity , environmental health , lead exposure , economic impact analysis , cohort , medicine , economics , economic growth , cats , neoclassical economics , microeconomics

Children's blood lead levels have declined worldwide, especially after the removal of lead in gasoline. However, significant exposure remains, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. To date, there have been no global estimates of the costs related to lead exposure in children in developing countries.

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