Trends in preschool lead exposure, mental retardation, and scholastic achievement: Association or causation?

Environmental Research

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 301-310

  Nevin, Rick ^a  

^a National Center for Healthy Housing   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; IQ; Lead poisoning

Indexed keywords

LEAD; PAINT;

CHILD HEALTH; LEAD; MENTAL HEALTH; POISONING; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ACHIEVEMENT TEST; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH HAZARD; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATHEMATICS; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED STATES; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; LEAD; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; NEW YORK CITY; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 61749093784     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2008.12.003     Document Type: Article

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