Lead Intoxication in Children with Autism

The incidence of reexposure to lead poisoning in 17 children with pervasive developmental disorders (PDD), including autism, compared to a randomly selected group of 30 children without PDD who were treated for plumbism over the same six year period, was evaluated by a retrospective chart review at...

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Main Author: J Gordon Millichap
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers 1996-05-01
Series:Pediatric Neurology Briefs
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Online Access:https://www.pediatricneurologybriefs.com/articles/2540
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spelling doaj-ebe9edda3a394ea4a777bbc288c9a0b52020-11-25T03:37:13ZengPediatric Neurology Briefs PublishersPediatric Neurology Briefs1043-31552166-64821996-05-01105394010.15844/pedneurbriefs-10-5-122527Lead Intoxication in Children with AutismJ Gordon Millichap0Northwestern University Feinberg School of MedicineThe incidence of reexposure to lead poisoning in 17 children with pervasive developmental disorders (PDD), including autism, compared to a randomly selected group of 30 children without PDD who were treated for plumbism over the same six year period, was evaluated by a retrospective chart review at the lead treatment program, Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Poison Control System, Boston, MA.https://www.pediatricneurologybriefs.com/articles/2540pervasive developmental disordershazard reductionalternative housing
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author J Gordon Millichap
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Lead Intoxication in Children with Autism
Pediatric Neurology Briefs
pervasive developmental disorders
hazard reduction
alternative housing
author_facet J Gordon Millichap
author_sort J Gordon Millichap
title Lead Intoxication in Children with Autism
title_short Lead Intoxication in Children with Autism
title_full Lead Intoxication in Children with Autism
title_fullStr Lead Intoxication in Children with Autism
title_full_unstemmed Lead Intoxication in Children with Autism
title_sort lead intoxication in children with autism
publisher Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
series Pediatric Neurology Briefs
issn 1043-3155
2166-6482
publishDate 1996-05-01
description The incidence of reexposure to lead poisoning in 17 children with pervasive developmental disorders (PDD), including autism, compared to a randomly selected group of 30 children without PDD who were treated for plumbism over the same six year period, was evaluated by a retrospective chart review at the lead treatment program, Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Poison Control System, Boston, MA.
topic pervasive developmental disorders
hazard reduction
alternative housing
url https://www.pediatricneurologybriefs.com/articles/2540
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