Lead poisoning can have lasting effects on a child's health

Joel Davidson, MD, FAAP, medical director of the Lead Clinic at Akron Children's, discusses the dangers that lead paint - and other sources of this heavy metal - pose to the health of young children, and what parents can do to keep their kids safe.

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