Environmental lead exposure and socio-behavioural adjustment in the early teens: The birth to twenty cohort

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 414, Issue , 2012, Pages 120-125

  Naicker, Nisha ^a,b   Richter, Linda ^c,d,e   Mathee, Angela ^a,b   Becker, Piet ^a   Norris, Shane A ^c,f  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^d HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Aggressive behaviour; Lead exposure; Socio behavioural problems; Youth Self Report

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOUR; LEAD EXPOSURE; SOCIO-BEHAVIOURAL PROBLEMS; YOUTH SELF REPORT;

MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

BLOOD;

LEAD;

ADOLESCENCE; BLOOD; CHILD HEALTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; LEAD; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT;

ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGGRESSION; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH AFRICA; VENOUS BLOOD; YOUTH SELF REPORT;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LEAD; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOUTH AFRICA;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84855555774     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.11.013     Document Type: Article

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