Prospective associations between childhood low-level lead exposure and adult mental health problems: The port pirie cohort study

NeuroToxicology

Volumn 39, Issue , 2013, Pages 11-17

  McFarlane, Alexander C ^a   Searle, Amelia K ^a   Van Hooff, Miranda ^a   Baghurst, Peter A ^a   Sawyer, Michael G ^a   Galletly, Cherrie ^a   Sim, Malcolm R ^b   Clark, Levina S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Childhood; Low level lead exposure; Mental health problems; Port Pirie cohort study; Prospective

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DRUG ABUSE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; INFANT; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL PHOBIA;

CHILDHOOD; LOW-LEVEL LEAD EXPOSURE; MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS; PORT PIRIE COHORT STUDY; PROSPECTIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; DEPRESSION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEAD POISONING; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 84883333530     PISSN: 0161813X     EISSN: 18729711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2013.08.003     Document Type: Article

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