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Control of Lead Sources in the United States, 1970-2017: Public Health Progress and Current Challenges to Eliminating Lead Exposure by Dignam, Timothy, Kaufmann, Rachel B, LeStourgeon, Lauren, Brown, Mary Jean

“…During the past 45 years, exposure to lead has declined dramatically in the United States. This sustained decline is measured by blood and environmental lead…”
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The urban lead (Pb) burden in humans, animals and the natural environment by Levin, Ronnie, Zilli Vieira, Carolina L., Rosenbaum, Marieke H., Bischoff, Karyn, Mordarski, Daniel C., Brown, Mary Jean

“…Centuries of human activities, particularly housing and transportation practices from the late 19th century through the 1980's, dispersed hundreds of millions…”
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The CDC blood lead reference value for children: time for a change by Paulson, Jerome A, Brown, Mary Jean

“…The purpose of this article is to consider alternate uses of the blood lead reference value for children. There are two possible approaches. Historically the…”
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Association between children’s blood lead levels, lead service lines, and water disinfection, Washington, DC, 1998–2006 by Jean Brown, Mary, Raymond, Jaime, Homa, David, Kennedy, Chinaro, Sinks, Thomas

“…Evaluate the effect of changes in the water disinfection process, and presence of lead service lines (LSLs), on children’s blood lead levels (BLLs) in…”
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Trends in Blood Lead Levels and Blood Lead Testing Among US Children Aged 1 to 5 Years, 1988-2004 by Jones, Robert L, Homa, David M, Meyer, Pamela A, Brody, Debra J, Caldwell, Kathleen L, Pirkle, James L, Brown, Mary Jean

“…To evaluate trends in children's blood lead levels and the extent of blood lead testing of children at risk for lead poisoning from national surveys conducted…”
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Outbreak of Fatal Childhood Lead Poisoning Related to Artisanal Gold Mining in Northwestern Nigeria, 2010 by Dooyema, Carrie A., Neri, Antonio, Lo, Yi-Chun, Durant, James, Dargan, Paul I., Swarthout, Todd, Biya, Oladayo, Gidado, Saheed O., Haladu, Suleiman, Sani-Gwarzo, Nasir, Nguku, Patrick M., Akpan, Henry, Idris, Sa'ad, Bashir, Abdullahi M., Brown, Mary Jean

“…Background: In May 2010, a team of national and international organizations was assembled to investigate children's deaths due to lead poisoning in villages in…”
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Residential Light and Risk for Depression and Falls: Results from the LARES Study of Eight European Cities by Brown, Mary Jean, Jacobs, David E.

“…Objectives. We examined the relationship between self-reported inadequate residential natural light and risk for depression or falls among adults aged 18 years…”
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Linking geological and health sciences to assess childhood lead poisoning from artisanal gold mining in Nigeria by Plumlee, Geoffrey S, Durant, James T, Morman, Suzette A, Neri, Antonio, Wolf, Ruth E, Dooyema, Carrie A, Hageman, Philip L, Lowers, Heather A, Fernette, Gregory L, Meeker, Gregory P, Benzel, William M, Driscoll, Rhonda L, Berry, Cyrus J, Crock, James G, Goldstein, Harland L, Adams, Monique, Bartrem, Casey L, Tirima, Simba, Behbod, Behrooz, von Lindern, Ian, Brown, Mary Jean

“…In 2010, Médecins Sans Frontières discovered a lead poisoning outbreak linked to artisanal gold processing in northwestern Nigeria. The outbreak has killed…”
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Description of 3,180 courses of chelation with dimercaptosuccinic acid in children ≤ 5 y with severe lead poisoning in Zamfara, Northern Nigeria: a retrospective analysis of programme data by Thurtle, Natalie, Greig, Jane, Cooney, Lauren, Amitai, Yona, Ariti, Cono, Brown, Mary Jean, Kosnett, Michael J, Moussally, Krystel, Sani-Gwarzo, Nasir, Akpan, Henry, Shanks, Leslie, Dargan, Paul I

“…In 2010, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) discovered extensive lead poisoning impacting several thousand children in rural northern Nigeria. An estimated 400…”
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Hunting with lead: Association between blood lead levels and wild game consumption by Iqbal, Shahed, Blumenthal, Wendy, Kennedy, Chinaro, Yip, Fuyuen Y., Pickard, Stephen, Flanders, W. Dana, Loringer, Kelly, Kruger, Kirby, Caldwell, Kathleen L., Jean Brown, Mary

“…Wild game hunting is a popular activity in many regions of the United States. Recently, the presence of lead fragments in wild game meat, presumably from the…”
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Maternal Smoking and Infantile Gastrointestinal Dysregulation: The Case of Colic by Shenassa, Edmond D, Brown, Mary-Jean

“…Infants' healthy growth and development are predicated, in part, on regular functioning of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. In the first 6 months of life,…”
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Environmental Assessment and Blood Lead Levels of Children in Owino Uhuru and Bangladesh Settlements in Kenya by Etiang', Nancy A, Arvelo, Wences, Galgalo, Tura, Amwayi, Samwel, Gura, Zeinab, Kioko, Jackson, Omondi, Gamaliel, Patta, Shem, Lowther, Sara A, Brown, Mary Jean

“…Lead exposure is linked to intellectual disability and anemia in children. The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends…”
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Screening for Lead Poisoning: A Geospatial Approach to Determine Testing of Children in At-Risk Neighborhoods by Vaidyanathan, Ambarish, MS, Staley, Forrest, MUP, Shire, Jeffrey, MS, Muthukumar, Subrahmanyam, MCRP, Kennedy, Chinaro, DrPH, MPH, Meyer, Pamela A., PhD, Brown, Mary Jean, ScD, RN

“…Objective To develop a spatial strategy to assess neighborhood risk for lead exposure and neighborhood-level blood lead testing of young children living in the…”
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Blood lead misclassification due to defective LeadCare blood lead testing equipment by Bossarte, Robert M, Brown, Mary Jean, Jones, Robert L

“…In May, 2005, a partial recall of LeadCare® portable blood lead testing kits was initiated after proficiency testing revealed a negative error (mean, -25%; 95%…”
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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Elevated Blood Lead in Children in Gold Ore Processing Communities, Zamfara, Nigeria, 2012 by Kaufman, John A, Brown, Mary Jean, Umar-Tsafe, Nasir T, Adbullahi, Muhammad Bashir, Getso, Kabiru I, Kaita, Ibrahim M, Sule, Binta Bako, Ba'aba, Ahmed, Davis, Lora, Nguku, Patrick M, Sani-Gwarzo, Nasir

“…In March 2010, Medecins Sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders detected an outbreak of acute lead poisoning in Zamfara State, northwestern Nigeria, linked to…”
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Old Adversary, New Challenges: Childhood Lead Exposure and Testing by Woolf, Alan D, Brown, Mary Jean

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Childhood Lead Poisoning 1970-2022: Charting Progress and Needed Reforms by Jacobs, David E., Brown, Mary Jean

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The Economic Burden of Exposure to Secondhand Smoke for Child and Adult Never Smokers Residing in U.S. Public Housing by Mason, Jacquelyn, Wheeler, William, Brown, Mary Jean

“…Objective. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that nonsmokers experience disease and death due to secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure in the home. We…”
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Considering Screening When There May Be Minimal Direct Benefit to the Child by Brown, Mary Jean, Kemper, Alex R

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Childhood Lead Poisoning 1970-2022: Charting Progress and Needed Reforms by Jacobs, David E., Brown, Mary Jean

“…Childhood lead poisoning prevention in the United States was marked by a largely failed medical approach from 1971 to 1990; an emergent (but small) healthy…”
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