Association of cord blood levels of lead, arsenic, and zinc with neurodevelopmental indicators in newborns: A birth cohort study in Chitwan Valley, Nepal

Environmental Research

Volumn 121, Issue , 2013, Pages 45-51

  Parajuli, Rajendra Prasad ^a,b   Fujiwara, Takeo ^a   Umezaki, Masahiro ^b   Watanabe, Chiho ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR CHILD HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brazelton scale; Cord blood; Nepal; Neurodevelopment; Toxic and essential elements

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; LEAD; ZINC;

BIOINDICATOR; BLOOD; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; HEALTH RISK; HEAVY METAL; NEUROLOGY; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; TOXICITY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INCOME; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; NEPAL; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEWBORN; PARITY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ARSENIC; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT BEHAVIOR; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEAD; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEONATAL SCREENING; NEPAL; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; YOUNG ADULT; ZINC;

CHITWAN; NARAYANI; NEPAL;

EID: 84873992179     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2012.10.010     Document Type: Article

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