Quantile regression in environmental health: Early life lead exposure and end-of-grade exams

Environmental Research

Volumn 137, Issue , 2015, Pages 108-119

  Magzamen, Sheryl ^a   Amato, Michael S ^b   Imm, Pamela ^c   Havlena, Jeffrey A ^d   Coons, Marjorie J ^c   Anderson, Henry A ^c   Kanarek, Marty S ^b,d   Moore, Colleen F ^b,e  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Health   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Lead exposure; Pediatrics; Quantile regression; Socioeconomic status; Urban health

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH RISK; HETEROGENEITY; LEAD; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; SOCIAL STATUS; BLOOD; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; LEAD POISONING; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOL; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

CHILD; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LEAD; LEAD POISONING; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOLS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; WISCONSIN;

EID: 84920915329     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2014.12.004     Document Type: Article

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