Children of parents who had worked in a factory where lead was used in making batteries were matched by age, exposure to traffic, and neighborhood with children whose parents did not work in lead-related industries. Whole blood was assessed for lead content yielding measurements in mg/dl

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blood_lead function

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Morton, D., Saah, A., Silberg, S., Owens, W., Roberts, M., Saah, M. (1982). Lead absorption in children of employees in a lead related industry. American Journal of Epidemiology, 115:549-555.

blood_lead: Blood lead levels of lead workers' children matched with similar control children.

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