Lead poisoning--Part I. Incidence, etiology, and toxicokinetics.

This article is, in essence, a collage of some recent and not so recent but lesser known information on lead poisoning. The article reviews the incidence of lead poisoning and the fact that no one is really safe from its effects. The sources of lead poisoning are also examined, as well as the ways in which lead enters the body and is eventually dealt with in the body.