An evaluation of surrogate chemical exposure measures and autism prevalence in Texas

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues

Volumn 72, Issue 24, 2009, Pages 1592-1603

  Lewandowski, T A ^a,b   Bartell, S M ^c   Yager, J W ^d   Levin, L ^e  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b GRADIENT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^e ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY; BENZENE; ETHYLBENZENE; ETHYLMERCURY DERIVATIVE; LEAD; MANGANESE; MERCURY; NAPHTHALENE; NICKEL; SULFURIC ACID; TRICHLOROETHYLENE; ZINC;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BONE DISEASE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DATA BASE; DISABILITY; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEARING DISORDER; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LEARNING DISORDER; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPEECH DISORDER; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA COLLECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MERCURY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TEXAS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 75149117858     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287390903232483     Document Type: Article

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