Low-level lead exposure, executive functioning, and learning in early childhood

Child Neuropsychology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 35-53

  Canfield, Richard L ^a   Kreher, Donna A ^b   Cornwell, Craig ^c   Henderson Jr , Charles R ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c ALBANY LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILDHOOD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNITED STATES; WORKING MEMORY;

ATTENTION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; LEAD; LEARNING; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 0038676528     PISSN: 09297049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/chin.9.1.35.14496     Document Type: Article

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