Abstract
As one deeply interested in the problem of childhood lead poisoning, I am glad to see that the American Academy of Pediatrics has recently issued a statement on this important but neglected pediatric problem.1 This comprehensive statement will be a useful guideline to pediatricians and other health workers. However, I am concerned about the screening tests recommended for lead poisoning. The statement "Pending improvements in the analysis of lead in blood, the urine ALA test of Davis and Andelman and the analysis of lead in hair, which are currently under study, offer the best substitute for the purpose of mass screening" would have been correct if it were made 2 years ago when these tests were first reported, before they were studied by other investigators.
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