Pediatric Neurobehavioral Diseases in Nevada Counties with Respect to Perchlorate in Drinking Water: An Ecological Inquiry

Birth Defects Research Part A - Clinical and Molecular Teratology

Volumn 67, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 886-892

  Chang, Soju ^a,b   Crothers, Carol ^c   Lai, Shenghan ^a   Lamm, Steven ^b,d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Epidemiology and Occupational Health Inc   (United States)

^c Nevada Department of Education   (United States)

^d CEOH   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; Autism; Drinking water; Evironmental health; Perchlorate

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; PERCHLORATE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; CHILD; COGNITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DEMOGRAPHY; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FLUID INTAKE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAID; PEDIATRICS; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID CANCER; THYROID DISEASE; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HUMANS; INFANT; NEVADA; PERCHLORIC ACID; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0242349765     PISSN: 15420752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bdra.10089     Document Type: Article

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