Abstract
Investigators at the University of Maryland School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, and Department of Health, Providence, Rhode Island, evaluated the relationship between reading readiness test scores for children attending public kindergarten in Providence, RI, and state health department records of blood lead levels (BLLs).
Highlights
Investigators at the University of Maryland School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, and Department of Health, Providence, Rhode Island, evaluated the relationship between reading readiness test scores for children attending public kindergarten in Providence, RI, and state health department records of blood lead levels (BLLs)
The median geometric mean blood lead levels (BLLs) was 4.2 mcg/dL and 20% of children had at least 1 venous BLL >10 mcg/dL
Compared with children with BLLs
Summary
Investigators at the University of Maryland School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, and Department of Health, Providence, Rhode Island, evaluated the relationship between reading readiness test scores for children attending public kindergarten in Providence, RI, and state health department records of blood lead levels (BLLs). The median geometric mean BLL was 4.2 mcg/dL and 20% of children had at least 1 venous BLL >10 mcg/dL. Compared with children with BLLs
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