Main and interaction effects of iron, zinc, lead, and parenting on children's cognitive outcomes

Developmental Neuropsychology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 175-195

  Hubbs Tait, Laura ^a   Mulugeta, Afework ^a   Bogale, Alemtsehay ^a   Kennedy, Tay S ^a   Baker, Eric R ^a   Stoecker, Barbara J ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; LEAD; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PLASMA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; VENOUS BLOOD; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; IRON; LEAD; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECEPTORS, TRANSFERRIN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; ZINC;

EID: 62349123475     PISSN: 87565641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/87565640802646759     Document Type: Article

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