Blood lead levels and serum insulin-like growth factor 1 concentrations in peripubertal boys

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 121, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 854-858

  Fleisch, Abby F ^a   Burns, Jane S ^b   Williams, Paige L ^b   Lee, Mary M ^c   Sergeyev, Oleg ^d,e   Korrick, Susan A ^b,f   Hauser, Russ ^b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d SAMARA STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^e Chapaevsk Medical Association   (Russian Federation)

^f BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohort studies; Growth; Insulin like growth factor 1; Lead; Puberty

Indexed keywords

LEAD; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EXPOSURE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84879580688     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1206105     Document Type: Article

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