Childhood blood lead levels and intellectual development after ban of leaded gasoline in Taiwan: A 9-year prospective study

Environment International

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 88-96

  Huang, Po Chin ^a   Su, Pen Hua ^b,c   Chen, Hsin Yi ^d   Huang, Han Bin ^a,f   Tsai, Jin Lian ^e   Huang, Hsin I ^a   Wang, Shu Li ^a,g  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^g CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Blood lead; Children health; Gasoline; Intelligence quotient (IQ); Postnatal exposure; Prenatal exposure

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; BRAIN; GASOLINE; LEAD; SURVEYS;

BLOOD LEAD; BLOOD LEAD LEVELS; BLOOD SAMPLES; COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS; CORD BLOOD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GEOMETRIC MEAN; INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT (IQ); LEADED GASOLINE; LINEAR MIXED MODELS; LOW DOSE; NEURODEVELOPMENT; POSTNATAL EXPOSURE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TAICHUNG , TAIWAN; TIME POINTS; UMBILICAL CORDS; WHOLE BLOOD; YOUNG CHILDREN;

EDUCATION;

GASOLINE; LEAD;

BLOOD; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; LEAD; NEUROLOGY; PETROLEUM; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ARTICLE; BAYLES SCALES OF INFANT DEVELOPMENT; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEVELOPMENT; MOTHER; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROTOXICITY; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; TAIWAN; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

TAIWAN;

EID: 84855736052     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2011.10.011     Document Type: Article

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