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Volume 341:852 September 9, 1999 Number 11
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Lead Poisoning in Adolescents Who Are Competitive Marksmen

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To the Editor: Lead poisoning clusters among select groups, particularly children in the first four years of life, adults with occupational exposures, and those who renovate old homes. In adolescents it is unusual. I report here the cases of four adolescent girls, 14 to 16 years old, who within a three-week period were found to have lead levels of 18, 19, 20, and 28 µg per deciliter. One patient had an initial finger-stick lead level of more than 100 µg per deciliter. All the patients were competitive marksmen at a single indoor firing range. Safety measures recommended by the range, . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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