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?ho results attached were obtained by a sltilled
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technical assistant in examining fifty field of etaadar-d type ;
'(oacu containing appvoK&aately (avoxago)
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VJhen no stippled erythrocytes are encountered m fifty fields* !
or v h m the nwfcers are free* 1 to 9 the result its wholly nowaal j
i.e* physiological* Figaros of lu or above are lose common but 1
occur occasionally in c o xei&X Individuals *
It will bo observed that the one result vhica is at
the upper n o r m ! or lower abnormal 111;lit* has occurred m a fiicx
(stover}^ whoso blood lead level is relatively high* *hi*
however* m y well be a satter of pure- chance* 2t is ou: general
expo? iemco that the exasainaiion or the blood for stippling as a
means of ectimting tb ichificanco of lead expoe-uro - and
especially that which is within or near the threshold 0 1 safety is almost* if not wholly* useless. On the other hand* negative
results* when ro@avdo& as a phenomenon expressive of group ~
rattier turn imliviclmi - status* are suedestive of sale conai-
tiens or exposure 1 would not depend oa the too strongly * but
still X regard than as corroborative evidence of slight or ao2i~
existent bacard
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