Maternal blood lead effects on infant intelligence at age 7 months

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 188, Issue 4, 2003, Pages

  Emory, Eugene ^a   Ansari, Zehra ^a   Pattillo, Roland ^a,b   Archibold, Errol ^a   Chevalier, Joseph ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental toxicology; Infant intelligence; Lead exposure; Lead poisoning; Neurobehavioral effects

Indexed keywords

BLOOD SAMPLING; COGNITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFANT WELFARE; INTELLIGENCE; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL BLOOD; MEMORY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COHORT ANALYSIS; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FETUS BLOOD; INFANT; NEGRO; PREGNANCY;

LEAD;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COGNITION; COHORT STUDIES; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; HUMANS; INFANT; INTELLIGENCE; LEAD; MEMORY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS;

EID: 0346937540     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2003.244     Document Type: Conference Paper

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