The role of drinking water sources, consumption of vegetables and seafood in relation to blood arsenic concentrations of Jamaican children with and without Autism Spectrum Disorders

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 433, Issue , 2012, Pages 362-370

  Rahbar, Mohammad H ^a,b   Samms Vaughan, Maureen ^c   Ardjomand Hessabi, Manouchehr ^b   Loveland, Katherine A ^d   Dickerson, Aisha S ^a   Chen, Zhongxue ^b   Bressler, Jan ^a   Shakespeare Pellington, Sydonnie ^c   Grove, Megan L ^a   Bloom, Kari ^b   Wirth, Julie ^e   Pearson, Deborah A ^d   Boerwinkle, Eric ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Autism Spectrum Disorders; Drinking water; Jamaica; Seafood; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC CONCENTRATION; ARSENIC LEVELS; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS; CAR OWNERSHIP; COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS; DRINKING WATER SOURCES; GENERAL LINEAR MODELS; HARMFUL EFFECTS; HUMAN HEALTH; JAMAICA; MATERNAL AGE; MULTI VARIABLES; POTENTIAL RISKS; SEAFOOD; SEAFOOD CONSUMPTION; SWEET POTATO; TOXIC METALS;

BLOOD; DISEASES; FRUITS; MEATS; POTABLE WATER; VEGETABLES;

ARSENIC;

ARSENIC; DRINKING WATER;

ARSENIC; BLOOD; COGNITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRINKING WATER; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; SEAFOOD; VEGETABLE;

ARTICLE; AUTISM; AWARENESS; BLOOD LEVEL; CAR; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; JAMAICA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PARENTING EDUCATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEA FOOD; SOCIAL STATUS; VEGETABLE; WATER SUPPLY;

ARSENIC; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; DRINKING WATER; HUMANS; JAMAICA; SEAFOOD; VEGETABLES;

JAMAICA; KINGSTON [JAMAICA];

BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. ITALICA; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. CHINENSIS; COLOCASIA ESCULENTA; DAUCUS CAROTA; DIOSCOREA ALATA; IPOMOEA BATATAS; PERSEA AMERICANA;

EID: 84864046028     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.06.085     Document Type: Article

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