Open AccessBlood Lead Levels Among Resettled Refugee Children in Select US States, 2010–2014
Author(s) -
Clelia Pezzi,
Deborah Lee,
Lori Kennedy,
Jenny Aguirre,
Melissa Titus,
Rebecca Ford,
Jennifer Cochran,
Laura Smock,
Blaine Mamo,
Kailey Urban,
Jennifer Morillo,
Stephen E. Hughes,
Colleen Payton,
Kevin Scott,
Jessica Montour,
Jasmine Matheson,
Mary Jean Brown,
Tarissa Mitchell
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
pediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.611
H-Index - 345
eISSN - 1098-4275
pISSN - 0031-4005
DOI - 10.1542/peds.2018-2591
Subject(s) - medicine , refugee , environmental health , lead (geology) , lead poisoning , psychiatry , history , archaeology , geology , geomorphology
Elevated blood lead levels (EBLLs; ≥5 µg/dL) are more prevalent among refugee children resettled in the United States than the general US population and contribute to permanent health and neurodevelopmental problems. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends screening of refugee children aged 6 months to 16 years on arrival in the United States and retesting those aged 6 months to 6 years between 3- and 6-months postarrival.
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