Low-level prenatal lead exposure and neurobehavioral development of children in the first year of life: A prospective study in Shanghai

Environmental Research

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-8

  Shen, Xiao Ming ^a   Yan, Chong Huai ^a   Guo, Di ^a   Wu, Sheng Mei ^a   Li, Ren Qiu ^a   Huang, Hong ^a   Ao, Li Ming ^a   Zhou, Jian De ^a   Hong, Zhao Yi ^a   Xu, Ji De ^a   Jin, Xing Ming ^a   Tang, Jun Ming ^b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b Yangpu Maternal   (China)

Author keywords

Behavior; Development; Epidemiology; Infant; Lead

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; HEALTH RISK; LEAD; POLLUTION INCIDENCE;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHINA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR DEVELOPMENT; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

CHINA; SHANGHAI;

EID: 0032189508     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/enrs.1998.3851     Document Type: Article

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