"Lead" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A soft, grayish metal with poisonous salts; atomic number 82, atomic weight 207.2, symbol Pb.
| Descriptor ID |
D007854
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D01.268.556.435 D01.552.544.435
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Lead" by people in Profiles.
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Elevated soil and blood lead levels with increasing residential proximity to a mine tailings facility in Soweto, South Africa. Sci Total Environ. 2022 Dec 10; 851(Pt 1):158158.
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Association between Bone Lead Concentration and Aggression in Youth from a Sub-Cohort of the Birth to Twenty Cohort. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 02 15; 19(4).
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Issues and Challenges in the Application of the IEUBK Model in the Health Risk Assessment of Lead: A Case Study from Blantyre Malawi. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 08 03; 18(15).
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Lead Poisoning among Male Juveniles Due to Illegal Mining: A Case Series from South Africa. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 06 25; 18(13).
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Lead exposure in the home environment: An overview of risks from cottage industries in Africa. Neurotoxicology. 2020 12; 81:34-39.
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Study protocol to examine the relationship between environmental exposure to lead and blood lead levels among children from day-care centres in Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality. BMJ Open. 2020 05 30; 10(5):e036687.
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The role of the South African Medical Research Council in reducing lead exposure and preventing lead poisoning in South Africa. S Afr Med J. 2019 Dec 05; 109(11b):25-29.
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A study protocol to determine the association between lifetime lead exposure and violent criminal behaviour in young males in conflict with the law. BMC Public Health. 2019 Jul 11; 19(1):932.
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Concentrations of arsenic and lead in residential garden soil from four Johannesburg neighborhoods. Environ Res. 2018 11; 167:524-527.
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Is There a Relationship between Lead Exposure and Aggressive Behavior in Shooters? Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018 07 06; 15(7).