Lead exposure and educational proficiency: Moderate lead exposure and educational proficiency on end-of-grade examinations

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 738-743

  Amato, Michael S ^a   Moore, Colleen F ^a   Magzamen, Sheryl ^a   Imm, Pamela ^a   Havlena, Jeffrey A ^a   Anderson, Henry A ^a   Kanarek, Marty S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood; Environmental policy; Environmental pollutants; Environmental pollution; Lead exposure; Lead poisoning; School; Testing

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLLUTANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL; SCORING SYSTEM; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACHIEVEMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LEAD; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SCHOOLS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STUDENTS; URBAN POPULATION; WISCONSIN;

EID: 84866548314     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: 18732585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2012.07.004     Document Type: Article

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