Lead exposure and cognitive development: Persistence and a dynamic pattern

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 114-118

  Tong, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Childhood; Cognitive development; Lead exposure

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEAVY METAL POISONING; HUMAN; LEAD POISONING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NEUROTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; REVIEW;

EID: 0031944729     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.1998.00187.x     Document Type: Review

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