Blood Lead Level in a Paediatric Population of South-Eastern Spain and Associated Risk Factors.

Lucía Ruiz-TudelaMaria Angeles Vázquez-LópezIciar García-EscobarJosé Eugenio Cabrera-SevillaSara Gómez-BuenoManuel Martín-GonzalezFrancisco Javier Muñoz-Vico

Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2021)

BLL and the prevalence of toxic BLL in healthy subjects aged 1-16 years living in south-eastern Spain are low and similar to those found in other developed countries. The factors associated with toxic BLL are immigrant origin, low level of parental education and dietary iron deficiency. The toxicity of BLL was not related to changes in the analytical parameters studied.

Keyphrases

iron deficiency
south africa
healthcare
emergency department
risk factors
intensive care unit
quality improvement
drug induced