Gender specific differences in neurodevelopmental effects of prenatal exposure to very low-lead levels: The prospective cohort study in three-year olds

Early Human Development

Volumn 85, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 503-510

  Jedrychowski, Wieslaw ^a   Perera, Frederica ^b   Jankowski, Jeffery ^c   Mrozek Budzyn, Dorota ^a   Mroz, Elzbieta ^a   Flak, Elzbieta ^a   Edwards, Susan ^b   Skarupa, Anita ^a   Lisowska Miszczyk, Ilona ^d  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Poland)

^b Mailman School Public Health ^*  (United States)

^c ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Cognitive function; Early childhood; Prenatal lead exposure; Prospective birth cohort study

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; PARITY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESIDENTIAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEAD; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 67651102664     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2009.04.006     Document Type: Article

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