Effects of lead on IQ in children [3]

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Ernhart, Claire B ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; LETTER; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 32044472894     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.114-a85     Document Type: Letter

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