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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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Blood Lead, Blood Pressure, and Hypertension in Perimenopausal and Postmenopausal Women by Nash, Denis, Magder, Laurence, Lustberg, Mark, Sherwin, Roger W, Rubin, Robert J, Kaufmann, Rachel B, Silbergeld, Ellen K

“…CONTEXT: Lead exposures have been shown to be associated with increased blood pressure and risk of hypertension in older men. In perimenopausal women, skeletal…”
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Water, sanitation, and hygiene interventions to reduce diarrhoea in less developed countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Fewtrell, Lorna, Kaufmann, Rachel B, Kay, David, Enanoria, Wayne, Haller, Laurence, Colford, Jr, John M

“…Many studies have reported the results of interventions to reduce illness through improvements in drinking water, sanitation facilities, and hygiene practices…”
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Introduction: CDC Health Disparities and Inequalities Report - United States, 2013 by Meyer, Pamela A, Yoon, Paula W, Kaufmann, Rachel B

“…This supplement is the second CDC Health Disparities and Inequalities Report (CHDIR). The 2011 CHDIR was the first CDC report to assess disparities across a…”
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Blood Lead Levels among Children Aged 1 to 5 Years in Wuxi City, China by Gao, Wanzhen, Li, Zhu, Kaufmann, Rachel B., Jones, Robert L., Wang, Zhengang, Chen, Yafen, Zhao, Xiuqin, Wang, Naifen

“…The objective of this study was to determine mean blood lead levels and prevalence of elevated blood lead levels among 1- to 5-year-old children in Wuxi City,…”
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Arsenic in Drinking-water and Reproductive Health Outcomes: A Study of Participants in the Bangladesh Integrated Nutrition Programme by Kwok, Richard K., Kaufmann, Rachel B., Jakariya, M.

“…This study examined 2,006 pregnant women chronically exposed to a range of naturally-occurring concentrations of arsenic in drinking-water in three upazilas in…”
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δ-Aminolevulinic Acid Dehydratase Genotype and Lead Toxicity: A HuGE Review by Kelada, Samir N., Shelton, Erin, Kaufmann, Rachel B., Khoury, Muin J.

“…The ALAD gene (chromosome 9q34) codes for δ-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase (ALAD) (E.C. 4.2.1.24). ALAD catalyzes the second step of heme synthesis and is…”
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Exposure of the U.S. Population to Lead, 1991-1994 by Pirkle, James L., Kaufmann, Rachel B., Brody, Debra J., Hickman, Tamy, Gunter, Elaine W., Paschal, Daniel C.

“…Blood lead measurements were obtained on 13,642 persons aged 1 year and older who participated in Phase 2 of the Third National Health and Nutrition…”
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Cigarette Package Health Warnings and Interest in Quitting Smoking—14 Countries, 2008-2010 by Caixeta, Roberta B, Blanco, Adriana, Fouad, Heba, Khoury, Rula N, Sinha, Dhirendra N, Rarick, James, d'Espaignet, Edouard Tursan, Bettcher, Douglas, Mirza, Sara A, Kaufmann, Rachel B, Andes, Linda J, Blutcher-Nelson, Glenda, Hsia, Jason, Asma, Samira, Pechacek, Terry

“…The World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) requires health warnings on tobacco product packages sold in countries that…”
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Deaths related to lead poisoning in the United States, 1979–1998 by Kaufmann, Rachel B, Staes, Catherine J, Matte, Thomas D

“…This study was conducted to describe trends in US lead poisoning-related deaths between 1979 and 1998. The predictive value of relevant ICD-9 codes was also…”
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Use of Geographic Information System Technology to Aid Health Department Decision Making about Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Activities by Reissman, Dori B., Staley, Forrest, Curtis, Gerald B., Kaufmann, Rachel B.

“…The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend that local public health agencies use local data to identify children at risk for lead exposure to…”
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CANCER-RELATED NEWS FROM THE CDC: Smoking in Top-Grossing Movies by Glantz, Stanton A, Polansky, Jonathan R, Mitchell, Shelley, Titus, Kori, Kaufmann, Rachel B, Bauer, Ursula E

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Elevated blood lead levels associated with the consumption of moonshine among emergency department patients in Atlanta, Georgia by Morgan, Brent W., Barnes, Lauren, Parramore, Constance S., Kaufmann, Rachel B.

“…In February and March 2000, 4 adult emergency care patients were identified with potentially lethal lead toxicity at Grady Memorial Hospital, an urban Atlanta,…”
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Elevated Blood Lead Levels and Blood Lead Screening Among US Children Aged One to Five Years: 1988-1994 by Kaufmann, Rachel B, Clouse, Timothy L, Olson, David R, Matte, Thomas D

“…To estimate the proportion of children 1 to 5 years of age who received blood lead testing during 1988-1994 and to assess whether predictors of testing…”
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The Decline in US Teen Pregnancy Rates, 1990-1995 by Kaufmann, Rachel B, Spitz, Alison M, Strauss, Lilo T, Morris, Leo, Santelli, John S, Koonin, Lisa M, Marks, James S

“…Estimate pregnancy, abortion, and birth rates for 1990 to 1995 for all teens, sexually experienced teens, and sexually active teens. DESISN: Retrospective…”
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Is home renovation or repair a risk factor for exposure to lead among children residing in New York City? by Reissman, Dori B, Matte, Thomas D, Gurnitz, Karen L, Kaufmann, Rachel B, Leighton, Jessica

“…Children can be lead poisoned when leaded paint is disturbed during home renovation or repair. We conducted a case-control study to assess the association…”
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Quantification of coronary artery calcium by electron beam computed tomography for determination of severity of angiographic coronary artery disease in younger patients by Kaufmann, Rachel B., Peyser, Patricia A., Sheedy, Patrick F., Rumberger, John A., Schwartz, Robert S.

“…This study attempted to 1) evaluate five quantitative measures of coronary artery calcium and determine which best agreed with coronary artery disease severity…”
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Blood Lead, Blood Pressure, and Hypertension in Perimenopausal and Postmenopausal Women by Nash, Denis, Magder, Laurence, Lustberg, Mark, Sherwin, Roger W, Rubin, Robert J, Kaufmann, Rachel B, Silbergeld, Ellen K

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Arsenic in Drinking-water and Reproductive Health Outcomes: A Study of Participants in the Bangladesh Integrated Nutrition Programme by Kwok, Richard K, Kaufmann, Rachel B, Jakariya, M

“…This study examined 2,006 pregnant women chronically exposed to a range of naturally-occurring concentrations of arsenic in drinking-water in three upazilas in…”
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The Use of Condoms with Other Contraceptive Methods Among Young Men and Women by Santelli, John S., Warren, Charles W., Lowry, Richard, Sogolow, Ellen, Collins, Janet, Kann, Laura, Kaufmann, Rachel B., David D.Celentano

“…In a nationally representative sample of sexually experienced youths aged 14-22, 37% of young women and 52% of young men said the condom was the primary method…”
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