Poisoned landscapes: The epidemiology of environmental lead exposure in Massachusetts children 1990-1991

Adrian J. Bailey; James D. Sargent; David C. Goodman; Jean Freeman; Mary Jean Brown

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Poisoned landscapes: The epidemiology of environmental lead exposure in Massachusetts children 1990-1991

Adrian J. Bailey, James D. Sargent, David C. Goodman, Jean Freeman, Mary Jean Brown

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Abstract

This research models the geographic variation in lead poisoning among children living in Massachusetts between 1990 and 1991. Elevated levels of blood lead, which reduce educational performance, arise because children are exposed to unnaturally concentrated sources of lead in the built environment. A Poisson regression model indicates that a large number of children with lead poisoning may be detected in towns with a high proportion of older housing, female headed households, African-Americans, and an industrial heritage. Our results suggest links between the processes of urbanization and industrialization in Massachusetts and today's lead poisoned landscapes.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	757-766
Number of pages	10
Journal	Social Science and Medicine
Volume	39
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0277-9536(94)90037-X
State	Published - Sep 1994

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Keywords

Massachusetts
Poisson regression
community scale variation
industrial heritage
lead poisoning

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Health(social science)
History and Philosophy of Science

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Bailey, A. J., Sargent, J. D., Goodman, D. C., Freeman, J., & Brown, M. J. (1994). Poisoned landscapes: The epidemiology of environmental lead exposure in Massachusetts children 1990-1991. Social Science and Medicine, 39(6), 757-766. https://doi.org/10.1016/0277-9536(94)90037-X

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