The Effect of Chelation Therapy with Succimer on Neuropsychological Development in Children Exposed to Lead
- 10 May 2001
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 344 (19) , 1421-1426
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm200105103441902
Abstract
Thousands of children, especially poor children living in deteriorated urban housing, are exposed to enough lead to produce cognitive impairment. It is not known whether treatment to reduce blood lead levels prevents or reduces such impairment.Keywords
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