Validation and Assessment of Pediatric Lead Screener Questions for Primary Prevention of Lead Exposure

Conclusion. The pediatrician screener questions in their current format are not a useful primary prevention tool in identifying children at greater risk for lead exposure and in need of secondary prevention through the receipt of a blood lead test. A revision to the protocol for identifying children at risk could result in better primary and secondary prevention efforts.

Source: Clinical Pediatrics - January 12, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Nicholson, J. S., Cleeton, M. Tags: Articles Source Type: research