Deficits in cognitive function and achievement in Mexican first-graders with low blood lead concentrations

Environmental Research

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 371-386

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

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

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

^c Queretaro State University   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSIDAD JUÁREZ DEL ESTADO DE DURANGO   (Mexico)

^e DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^f UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Child; Cognition; Cut off; Lead exposure; School age

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

CHILD HEALTH; COGNITION; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; LEAD; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; PERFORMANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SCREENING;

CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEAD; MALE; MEXICO; MODELS, THEORETICAL;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 32544453018     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2005.07.007     Document Type: Article

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