Toxocara canis infection in preschool age children: Risk factors and the cognitive development of preschool children

Neurotoxicology and Teratology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 167-174

  Nelson, Suchitra ^a   Greene, Tom ^b   Ernhart, Claire B ^c  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Intelligence; Lead; Prospective; Risk factors; Toxocara canis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; INTELLIGENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARASITOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXOCARA CANIS;

CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; PICA; TOXOCARA CANIS;

EID: 0029866404     PISSN: 08920362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0892-0362(95)02018-7     Document Type: Article

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