Lead levels and cognitive abilities in Peruvian children

Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 33-39

  Vega Dienstmaier, Johann M ^a,e   Salinas Piélago, Joel E ^a   Gutiérrez Campos, María Del Rosario ^b   Mandamiento Ayquipa, Ricardo D ^c   Yara Hokama, María Del Carmen ^d   Ponce Canchihuamán, Johny ^a   Castro Morales, Jorge ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

^b MINISTERIO DE SALUD   (Peru)

^c Ministerio de Educación de la Provincia de Chubut   (Peru)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE SAN MARTÍN DE PORRES   (Peru)

^e Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia ^*  (Peru)

Author keywords

Children; Environment; Intelligence; Lead; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CHILD; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LABORATORY TEST; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PERU; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 33645468942     PISSN: 15164446     EISSN: 15164446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1516-44462006000100008     Document Type: Article

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