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. 2017 Oct 24;125(10):102001. doi: 10.1289/EHP2482

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Photograph of a child having his blood lead tested. — It is important not to stigmatize or expect failure from children for whom testing reveals a high BLL. “The idea of self-fulfilling prophecies is very powerful,” says Mary Jean Brown, former chief of the CDC's Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning Prevention Program. Image: © Jim West/Alamy Stock Photo.