Lead Poisoning: A Need for Education.

Lipnickey, Susan Cross

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ERIC Number: EJ244823

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1981

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Lead Poisoning: A Need for Education.

Lipnickey, Susan Cross

Health Education (Washington D.C.), v12 n2 p7-10 Mar-Apr 1981

Each year approximately 200 children die of lead poisoning. Especially vulnerable to the toxic effects of lead poisoning are the nervous system, kidneys, and the bones. Physiological effects of lead on the school-age child, screening processes, and roles of school personnel in dealing with suspected victims of lead poisoning are discussed. (JN)

Descriptors: Child Neglect, Health Education, Lead Poisoning, Minority Group Children, Neurological Impairments, School Nurses, Special Health Problems, Teacher Responsibility, Urban Environment

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Evaluative; Guides - Non-Classroom

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Language: English

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