From the Liver Diseases Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD. Address reprint requests to Dr. Liang at the Liver Diseases Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bldg. 10-9B16, 10 Center Dr., Bethesda, MD 20892-1800, or at [email protected].

From the Liver Diseases Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD. Address reprint requests to Dr. Liang at the Liver Diseases Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bldg. 10-9B16, 10 Center Dr., Bethesda, MD 20892-1800, or at [email protected].

background: hematological effects and digestive and neuro-psychological signs and symptoms are some manifestations of lead toxicity. however, there are conflicting reports of their prevalence among lead exposed workers and their relationship with blood lead levels (bll). this case- control study assessed the relationship between bll and hematological indexes and digestive (abdominal colic, iron...

*Nutritional Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, Maryland; New England Research Institutes, Watertown, Massachusetts; Division of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California; Offi...

OBJECTIVE The present study was aimed at the psychological characteristics of children with different chronic diseases of the digestive system and the identification of key factors influencing the formation of their personality. METHODS The continuous prospective study of psychological peculiarities of 125 patients (7-17 y.o.) with diseases of the digestive system who have been monitored at S...

CHARLES HOWELL,* LENNOX JEFFERS,‡ and JAY H. HOOFNAGLE§ *Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; ‡Center for Liver Diseases, University of Miami School of Medicine, and Veterans Administration Medical Center, Miami, Florida; and §Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kid...