Effects of early childhood lead exposure on academic performance and behaviour of school age children

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 94, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 844-848

  Chandramouli, K ^a   Steer, C D ^a   Ellis, M ^a   Emond, Alan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; SCHOOL CHILD; SPELLING; WRITING;

APTITUDE TESTS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LEAD; LEAD POISONING; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC;

EID: 70449117769     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2008.149955     Document Type: Article

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