Children's IQs: Trasande et al. respond [4]

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 114, Issue 7, 2006, Pages

  Trasande, Leonardo ^a   Landrigan, Phillip J ^a   Schechter, Clyde B ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLMERCURY;

BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; DATA ANALYSIS; EVOKED BRAIN STEM RESPONSE; FAROE ISLANDS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LETTER; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; METHODOLOGY; NEUROTOXICITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEYCHELLES; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745790275     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.114-a400     Document Type: Letter

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