Cadmium exposure and neurodevelopmental outcomes in U.S. children

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 120, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 758-763

  Ciesielski, Timothy ^a   Weuve, Jennifer ^a,b   Bellinger, David C ^a,c,d   Schwartz, Joel ^a   Lanphear, Bruce ^e,f   Wright, Robert O ^a,c,d  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Cadmium; Learning disability; Neurodevelopment; Neuropsychological development; Nhanes; Risk assessment; Special education

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CREATININE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SPECIAL EDUCATION; UNITED STATES; URINALYSIS;

EID: 84861068509     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1104152     Document Type: Article

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