Plomo en sangre y su relación con factores sociodemográficos y elementos traza esenciales en una población infantil

  1. Martínez Hernanz, Angeles
Supervised by:
  1. Monserrat González Estecha Director
  2. Elpidio Miguel Calvo Manuel Director
  3. A. Bodas Pinedo Director

Defence university: Universidad Complutense de Madrid

Fecha de defensa: 08 February 2022

Committee:
  1. J. T. Ramos Amador Chair
  2. Teresa de Santos Moreno Secretary
  3. Borja Vargas Rojo Committee member
  4. Ana Castel Oñate Committee member
  5. J. A. García Donaire Committee member
Department:
  1. Medicina

Type: Thesis

Teseo: 157864 DIALNET lock_openDocta Complutense editor

Abstract

No safe blood lead concentration in children has been identified. Lead can affect nearly every system of the body and is especially harmful to childrens’ developing central nervous system.Low-level lead exposure, even below 5 μg/dL, which is the reference value established by the American CDC in 2012, is a causal risk factor for diminished intellectual and academic abilities in children, higher rates of neurobehavioral disorders such as hyperactivity and attention deficits, and low birth weight.Venous blood lead measurement is the best available marker of current and recent lead exposure and is considered the gold standard for evaluating lead exposure...