Did the elimination of lead from petrol reduce crime in the USA in the 1990s?

F1000Research

Volumn 2, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-

  Hall, Wayne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GASOLINE; LEAD;

AGGRESSIVENESS; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; BRAIN SIZE; CONDUCT DISORDER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRIME; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DOSE RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; IMPULSIVENESS; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; PROPERTY CRIME; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL ASSAULT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84915790966     PISSN: 20461402     EISSN: 1759796X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.2-156.v2     Document Type: Article

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