Low-level lead exposure and contingency-based responding in preschoolers: An exploratory study

Developmental Neuropsychology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 494-506

  Nelson, Melanie McDiarmid ^a   Espy, Kimberly Andrews ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD; COGNITION; COLOR; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DISTRACTIBILITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEARNING; LINGUISTICS; MALE; PARENT; PERSEVERATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEAD POISONING; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 71149104458     PISSN: 87565641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/87565640902964565     Document Type: Article

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