Sampling and analysis techniques used in a blood lead survey of 1241 children in Port Pirie, South Australia.
- 1 October 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Chemistry
- Vol. 30 (10) , 1616-1619
- https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/30.10.1616
Abstract
Methods are described for taking finger-prick blood samples and for analyzing these samples for lead. Quality-control techniques and procedures for the validation of all results are described. Results of a survey of 1241 children are given and results for 149 venous samples are compared with results for the corresponding finger-prick samples. This finger-prick sampling method evidently is suitable for use in screening large numbers of children.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit: