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Science 4 August 1978:
Vol. 201. no. 4354, pp. 465 - 467
DOI: 10.1126/science.663669
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Science, Vol 201, Issue 4354, 465-467
Copyright © 1978 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Central nervous system dysfunction due to lead exposure

JA Valciukas, R Lilis, A Fischbein, IJ Selikoff, J Eisinger, and WE Blumberg

Central nervous system dysfunction was investigated in workers at a secondary lead smelter by means of performance tests. Correlations between test scores and zinc protoporphyrin levels, a biological indicator of lead toxicity, are statistically significant. This correlation should prove to be useful in current efforts to evaluate effects of lead exposure.


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