Statistical methods to study timing of vulnerability with sparsely sampled data on environmental toxicants

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 409-415

  Sánchez, Brisa Ney ^a   Hu, Howard ^a   Litman, Heather J ^b   Téllez Rojo, Martha Maria ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Exposure patterns; Lead; Multiple informants; Neurodevelopment; Sensitive periods of development

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BAYLEY MENTAL DEVELOPMENT INDEX; CHILD HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NEWBORN; PREDICTION; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEAD; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952324913     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1102453     Document Type: Article

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