Alan D . Woolf Home Visiting and Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention
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Childhood lead poisoning in 2 families associated with spices used in food preparation.
Although most cases of childhood lead poisoning are caused by contaminated paint and dust in older homes, a variety of unusual sources of lead exposure are occasionally found. We report here 2 families whose children were poisoned by lead-contaminated spices that were purchased in foreign countries, brought to the United States, and then used in the preparation of the family's food. Six childre...
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