The association of dental caries with blood lead in children when adjusted for IQ and neurobehavioral performance

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 377, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 159-164

  Martin, Michael D ^a   Benton, Tonya ^a   Bernardo, Mario ^b   Woods, James S ^a   Townes, Brenda D ^a,c   Luis, Henrique ^b   Leitão, Jorge ^b   Rosenbaum, Gail ^a   Castro Caldas, Alexandre ^b   Pavão, Isabel ^b   Rue, Tessa ^a   DeRouen, Timothy A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA MOLECULAR   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Dental caries; IQ; Lead; Neurobehavioral

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BLOOD; LEAD; NEUROLOGY;

BLOOD LEAD; CHILDREN; DENTAL CARIES; NEUROBEHAVIORAL PERFORMANCE;

DENTAL MATERIALS;

BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; LEAD;

BLOOD; CHILD HEALTH; DENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH SURVEY; LEAD; NEUROLOGY; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTAL CARIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ATTENTION; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; LEAD; MALE; MEMORY; PORTUGAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SEX FACTORS; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS;

EID: 34247647542     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2006.12.049     Document Type: Article

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