Consider the following health hazards. Which of the associated with enviromental lead exposure?
Correct Answer: Lowering of IQ in children / Reduced RBC survival and reduced heme biosynthesis & Higher rates of miscarriages, stillbihs and preterm deliveries
Description: parks textbook of preventive and social medicine 23rd edition. *lead poisons many systems in the body and it is paicularly damage to children devoloping brain and nervous system elevated lead levels in children is associated with impaired neuropsychologic devolopment as measued by loss of IQ,poor scholl preformance and behavioural difficulties.
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