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The Social Costs Of Lead Poisonings

Muennig, Peter A.

The lead poisoning of children in Flint, Michigan, discussed by David Rosner (May 2016), has created a new awareness of a public health crisis that has never left us because the investment needed to remove lead from pipes in high-risk areas was never made. But what is the cost of inaction?

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Health Policy and Management
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Project HOPE
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November 14, 2016