Association of lifetime exposure to fluoride and cognitive functions in Chinese children: A pilot study

Neurotoxicology and Teratology

Volumn 47, Issue , 2015, Pages 96-101

  Choi, Anna L ^a   Zhang, Ying ^b   Sun, Guifan ^b   Bellinger, David C ^a,c   Wang, Kanglin ^d   Yang, Xiao Jing ^e   Li, Jin Shu ^e   Zheng, Quanmei ^b   Fu, Yuanli ^f   Grandjean, Philippe ^a,g  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture Sichuan Province   (China)

^e Sichuan Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

^f Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Liangshan Perfecture   (China)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Children; Confounding; Fluoride; Fluorosis; Neuropsychological measures; Prenatal exposure delayed effects

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; FLUORIDE; WATER; WELL WATER;

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; CHINESE; COGNITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL FLUOROSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL ASSESSMENT; INTELLIGENCE TEST; LIFESPAN; MALE; NEUROTOXICITY; PILOT STUDY; URINALYSIS; WATER SUPPLY; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE; WIDE RANGE ASSESSMENT OF MEMORY AND LEARNING; CHINA; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMPLICATION; FLUORIDE POISONING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

CHILD; CHINA; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; FLUORIDE POISONING; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PILOT PROJECTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84919936115     PISSN: 08920362     EISSN: 18729738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ntt.2014.11.001     Document Type: Article

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