Early childhood lead exposure and academic achievement: Evidence from detroit public schools, 2008-2010

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Zhang, Nanhua ^a   Baker, Harolyn W ^b   Tufts, Margaret ^c   Raymond, Randall E ^d   Salihu, Hamisu ^a   Elliott, Michael R ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b MPRO   (United States)

^c Office of Health Information Planning Policy Evaluation and Research   (United States)

^d Office of Research Evaluation Assessment and Accountability   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHILD; CITY; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LEAD POISONING; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCHOOL; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CITIES; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LEAD; LEAD POISONING, NERVOUS SYSTEM, CHILDHOOD; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MICHIGAN; SCHOOLS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84874087842     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.301164     Document Type: Article

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