Blood Lead, Anemia, and Short Stature Are Independently Associated with Cognitive Performance in Mexican School Children

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 363-371

  Kordas, Katarzyna ^a   Lopez, Patricia ^b   Rosado, Jorge L ^c   García Vargas, Gonzalo ^d   Rico, Javier Alatorre ^e   Ronquillo, Dolores ^c   Cebrián, Mariano E ^f   Stoltzfus, Rebecca J ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS Y NUTRICIÓN SALVADOR ZUBIRÁN   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE QUERÉTARO   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSIDAD JUÁREZ DEL ESTADO DE DURANGO   (Mexico)

^e UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^f DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Anemia; Cognitive performance; Growth; Iron; Lead exposure

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GROWTH RETARDATION; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE TEST; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METAL INDUSTRY; NUMBER SEQUENCING PERFORMANCE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PEABODY PICTURE VOCABULARY TEST; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SHORT STATURE;

EID: 0942290533     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/134.2.363     Document Type: Article

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