作者
Jack Caravanos, Russell Dowling, Martha María Téllez-Rojo, Alejandra Cantoral, Roni Kobrosly, Daniel Estrada, Manuela Orjuela, Sandra Gualtero, Bret Ericson, Anthony Rivera, Richard Fuller
发表日期
2014/7/1
来源
Annals of global health
卷号
80
期号
4
页码范围
269-277
出版商
No longer published by Elsevier
简介
Background
Although there has been success in reducing lead exposure with the phase-out of leaded gasoline, exposure to lead in Mexico continues to threaten the health of millions, much of which is from lead-based glazes used in pottery that leaches into food.
Objectives
An extensive historical review and analysis of available data on blood lead levels in Mexican populations was conducted. We used a calculated geometric mean to evaluate the effect of lead on the pediatric burden of disease.
Methods
An extensive bibliographic search identified 83 published articles from 1978 to 2010 with blood lead level (BLL) data in Mexican populations representing 150 data points from more than 50,000 study participants. Values from these publications were categorized into various groupings. We then calculated the incidence of disease and disability-adjusted life-years resulting from these BLLs using the World Health …
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