Brush with death : a social history of lead poisoning / Christian Warren.

By:

Warren, Christian

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2000.Description: xiv, 362 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:

0801862892 (pbk)

Subject(s):

Lead poisoning -- United States -- History

DDC classification:

615.9256880973 21

Subject: A comprehensive history of lead poisoning in the United States focusing on lead paint and leaded gasoline. The author distinguishes three primary modes of exposure: occupational, pediatric and environmental. This threefold perspective permits a nuanced exploration of the regulatory mechanisms, medical technologies, and epidemiological tools that arose in response to lead poisoning

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-348) and index.

A comprehensive history of lead poisoning in the United States focusing on lead paint and leaded gasoline. The author distinguishes three primary modes of exposure: occupational, pediatric and environmental. This threefold perspective permits a nuanced exploration of the regulatory mechanisms, medical technologies, and epidemiological tools that arose in response to lead poisoning

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