Are brain volumes based on magnetic resonance imaging mediators of the associations of cumulative lead dose with cognitive function?

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 167, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 429-437

  Caffo, Brian ^a   Chen, Sining ^a   Stewart, Walter ^a,b   Bolla, Karen ^c   Yousem, David ^c   Davatzikos, Christos ^d   Schwartz, Brian S ^a,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiologic factors; Epidemiologic methods; Lead; Magnetic resonance imaging; Neurobehavioral manifestations; Spectrometry, X ray emission

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

BRAIN; COGNITION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; EPIDEMIOLOGY; IMAGING METHOD; LEAD; MAGNETIC METHOD; RESONANCE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN SIZE; COGNITION; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHMS; BRAIN; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; LEAD; LEAD POISONING, NERVOUS SYSTEM, ADULT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIBIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 39349088490     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwm326     Document Type: Article

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