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Blood lead levels and death from all causes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer: results from the NHANES III mortality study.(Research)
BACKGROUND: Analyses of mortality data for participants examined in 1976-1980 in the second National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES II) suggested an increased risk of mortality at blood lead levels > 20 [micro]g/dL. Blood lead levels have decreased markedly since the late 1970s. ...
October 1, 2006; Environmental Health Perspectives

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