Relationship between lead exposure, cognitive function, and drug addiction: Pilot study and research agenda

Environmental Research

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 315-319

  Fishbein, Diana H ^a   Todd, Andrew C ^b   Ricketts, Erin P ^c   Semba, Richard D ^d  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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

^d DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Heroin; Injection drug use; Lead; Tibia; Women

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

COGNITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRUG USER; LEAD; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; TOXICITY;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; LEAD POISONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIBIA; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

ADULT; COGNITION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEROIN; HUMANS; LEAD; MARYLAND; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PILOT PROJECTS; SPECTROMETRY, X-RAY EMISSION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TIBIA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 54149113907     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2008.07.012     Document Type: Article

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