"Lead" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A soft, grayish metal with poisonous salts; atomic number 82, atomic weight 207.2, symbol Pb.
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D007854
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D01.268.556.435 D01.552.544.435
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Lead" by people in Profiles.
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ACOEM Position Statement: Workplace Health and Safety Necessitates an Update to Occupational Lead Standard Provisions for Medical Removal Protection, Medical Surveillance Triggers, and the Action Level and Permissible Exposure Level for Lead in Workplace Air: ACOEM Response to OSHA. J Occup Environ Med. 2023 03 01; 65(3):e170-e176.
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The association between elevated blood lead levels and violent behavior during late adolescence: The South African Birth to Twenty Plus cohort. Environ Int. 2017 12; 109:136-145.
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Gunshot-induced plumbism in an adult male. J Natl Med Assoc. 2003 Oct; 95(10):986-90.
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Increases in hypertension and blood pressure during pregnancy with increased bone lead levels. Am J Epidemiol. 2002 Dec 15; 156(12):1079-87.
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Comparison of the entropy technique with two other techniques for detecting disease clustering using data from children with high blood lead levels. Am J Epidemiol. 1999 Apr 15; 149(8):750-60.