Decreasing the cutoff for elevated blood lead (EBL) can decrease the screening sensitivity for EBL
Decreasing the cutoff for elevated blood lead (EBL) can decrease the screening sensitivity for EBL
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England: Oxford University Press
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English
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Change in the definition of elevated blood lead (EBL) from greater than or equal to 10 μg/dL (cutoff A) to greater than or equal to 5 μg/dL (cutoff B) was recently endorsed in the United States. A potential effect of this change is to decrease the screening sensitivity for EBL detection. We demonstrate this effect by simulated sampling of an exampl...
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Decreasing the cutoff for elevated blood lead (EBL) can decrease the screening sensitivity for EBL
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1312176161
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1312176161
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0002-9173
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1943-7722
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10.1309/AJCP5RKWF3IZTCTO
