The Long-Term Effects of Exposure to Low Doses of Lead in Childhood: An 11-Year Follow-up Report

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 322, Issue 2, 1990, Pages 83-88

  Needleman, Herbert L ^a   Schell, Alan ^b   Bellinger, David ^c   Leviton, Alan ^c   Allred, Elizabeth N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; DENTIN; EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LEAD POISONING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

EID: 0025129330     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199001113220203     Document Type: Article

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