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Blood lead levels among pregnant women: historical versus contemporaneous exposures.

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Miranda, ML; Edwards, SE; Swamy, GK; Paul, CJ; Neelon, B
Published in: Int J Environ Res Public Health
April 2010

Blood lead among pregnant women, even at modest levels, may impair offspring cognitive development. We examine whether blood lead levels (BLLs) result from current versus historic exposures, among a cohort of pregnant women. Cumulative logit models were used to characterize the relationship between maternal risk factors and higher BLLs. Maternal blood lead levels more likely result from lead remobilization from historic versus contemporaneous exposures. Even if all lead sources were abated immediately, women and their fetuses would experience lead exposure for decades. This work emphasizes the importance of addressing sources of environmental lead exposure in the United States and internationally.

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Published In

Int J Environ Res Public Health

DOI

EISSN

1660-4601

Publication Date

April 2010

Volume

7

Issue

4

Start / End Page

1508 / 1519

Location

Switzerland

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Toxicology
  • Pregnancy
  • Lead
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Cohort Studies
  • Adult
  • Adolescent
 

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Miranda, M. L., Edwards, S. E., Swamy, G. K., Paul, C. J., & Neelon, B. (2010). Blood lead levels among pregnant women: historical versus contemporaneous exposures. Int J Environ Res Public Health, 7(4), 1508–1519. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph7041508
Miranda, Marie Lynn, Sharon E. Edwards, Geeta K. Swamy, Christopher J. Paul, and Brian Neelon. “Blood lead levels among pregnant women: historical versus contemporaneous exposures.Int J Environ Res Public Health 7, no. 4 (April 2010): 1508–19. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph7041508.
Miranda ML, Edwards SE, Swamy GK, Paul CJ, Neelon B. Blood lead levels among pregnant women: historical versus contemporaneous exposures. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2010 Apr;7(4):1508–19.
Miranda, Marie Lynn, et al. “Blood lead levels among pregnant women: historical versus contemporaneous exposures.Int J Environ Res Public Health, vol. 7, no. 4, Apr. 2010, pp. 1508–19. Pubmed, doi:10.3390/ijerph7041508.
Miranda ML, Edwards SE, Swamy GK, Paul CJ, Neelon B. Blood lead levels among pregnant women: historical versus contemporaneous exposures. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2010 Apr;7(4):1508–1519.

Published In

Int J Environ Res Public Health

DOI

EISSN

1660-4601

Publication Date

April 2010

Volume

7

Issue

4

Start / End Page

1508 / 1519

Location

Switzerland

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Toxicology
  • Pregnancy
  • Lead
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Cohort Studies
  • Adult
  • Adolescent