PEDIATRICS Vol. 91 No. 6 June 1993, pp. 1214
This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow P3Rs: Submit a response
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me when P3Rs are posted
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow E-mail this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to My File Cabinet
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrow reprints & permissions
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via CrossRef
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by CUNNINGHAM, R. D.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by CUNNINGHAM, R. D., JR

Skeptical About Importance of Low Levels of Lead

ROBERT D. CUNNINGHAM JR MD1

1 50 Greenway Square, Dover, DE 19901

To the Editor.—

Drs Cummins and Goldman1 lament that despite what they feel is "strong evidence of lead's neurotoxic effects, many remain skeptical that low-level, subclinical lead exposure in early childhood impacts subsequent cognition and that the Centers for Disease Control's (CDC) aggressive approach to eradicating lead poisoning, including universal screening, is warranted."

Recently Wasserman et al2 published the results of a study performed on the populations of two Yugoslav towns, one of which was the site of a lead smelter, whereas the other town was relatively "lead-free."