Lead poisoning and marginalization in newborns of Morelos, Mexico

• Main Authors: Martha María Téllez-Rojo (Author), Luis F Bautista-Arredondo (Author), Vesta Richardson (Author), Daniel Estrada-Sánchez (Author), Laura Ávila-Jiménez (Author), Camilo Ríos (Author), Alejandra Cantoral-Preciado (Author), Martín Romero-Martínez (Author), Delia Flores-Pimentel (Author), Maria del Carmen Melo-Zurita (Author), Anita Romero-Ramírez (Author), Marco Antonio León-Mazón (Author), Sergio Montes (Author), Richard Fuller (Author), Mauricio Hernández-Avila (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2017-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective. To determine the prevalence of lead (Pb) poi- soning at birth in Morelos, analyze its distribution by social marginalization level, and estimate the association with the use of lead glazed ceramics (LGC). Materials and methods. Blood lead level (BLL) in umbilical cord was measured in a re...