The relation of low-level prenatal lead exposure to behavioral indicators of attention in Inuit infants in Arctic Quebec

Neurotoxicology and Teratology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 527-537

  Plusquellec, P ^a   Muckle, G ^a,b   Dewailly, E ^a,b   Ayotte, P ^a,b   Jacobson, S W ^c   Jacobson, J L ^c  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayley Behavior Rating Scales; Direct observation; Infant behavior; Lead; Prenatal exposure

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NEUROTOXICITY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; ARCTIC REGIONS; ATTENTION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT BEHAVIOR; INFANT WELFARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INUITS; LEAD; LEAD POISONING, NERVOUS SYSTEM; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUEBEC;

BOVINE RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS;

EID: 35348940715     PISSN: 08920362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ntt.2007.07.002     Document Type: Article

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