Lead in Children: A Cause for Aggression

Living on Earth

Steve Curwood speaks with Dr. Herbert Needleman, author of a scientific study linking criminal aggression to lead levels in children’s blood. Dr. Needleman is a professor of psychiary and pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh Medical school.

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