Blood levels of mercury are related to diagnosis of autism: A reanalysis of an important data set

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1308-1311

  DeSoto, M Catherine ^a   Hitlan, Robert T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Blood; Environmental health; Mercury; Neuro toxin; Neurodevelopment

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BLOOD LEVEL; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HAIR ANALYSIS; HAIR LEVEL; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MERCURIALISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; HAIR; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MERCURY;

EID: 36248975969     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073807307111     Document Type: Article

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