Long-Term Effect of Increased Lead Absorption on Intelligence of Children

Archives of Environmental Health

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 297-301

  Soong, Wei Tsuen ^a   Chao, Kun Yu ^b   Jang, Chang Sheng ^a   Wang, Jung Der ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAO YUAN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; KINDERGARTEN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; METAL INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; SOIL POLLUTION; TAIWAN;

EID: 0032867782     PISSN: 00039896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00039899909602489     Document Type: Article

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