Lead neurotoxicity and socioeconomic status: Conceptual and analytical issues

NeuroToxicology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 828-832

  Bellinger, David C ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Causal models; Children; Effect modification: Confounding; Lead; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; NEUROTOXICITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; LEAD; LEAD POISONING; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 52149121837     PISSN: 0161813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2008.04.005     Document Type: Article

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