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CSU 35/2008: LEAD CONCENTRATIONS AND ARRESTS IN EARLY ADULTHOOD

Friday, 15th of August 2008 Print

CSU 35/2008: LEAD CONCENTRATIONS AND ARRESTS IN EARLY ADULTHOOD

 In this research from the US, "Association of Prenatal and Childhood Blood
 Lead Concentrations with Criminal Arrests in Early Adulthood, Wright and
 colleagues compare blood concentrations in infancy and childhood with
 arrests later in life. The finding of a positive association is important
 not only for developed countries, but especially for countries which have
 not yet legislated reductions in lead levels in paint and motor fuel.
 
 Full text is at http://www.plosmedicine.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pmed.0050101


 

 Good reading.
 
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