Neurobehavioral effects of arsenic exposure among secondary school children in the Kandal Province, Cambodia

Environmental Research

Volumn 137, Issue , 2015, Pages 329-337

  Vibol, Sao ^a,b   Hashim, Jamal Hisham ^a,c   Sarmani, Sukiman ^c  

^a UKM Medical Centre   (Malaysia)

^b Royal University of Agriculture   (Cambodia)

^c UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Cambodia; Groundwater; Neurobehavioral; Secondary school children

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; LEAD; MANGANESE; GROUND WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

ARSENIC; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CADMIUM; CHILD HEALTH; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HAIR; LEAD; MANGANESE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NEUROLOGY; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ARSENIC HAIR LEVEL; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CAMBODIA; CHILD; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAIR ANALYSIS; HAIR LEVEL; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ADOLESCENT; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HAIR; METABOLISM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL; STUDENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

CAMBODIA; KANDAL;

OROXYLUM INDICUM;

ADOLESCENT; ARSENIC; CAMBODIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; GROUNDWATER; HAIR; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84922551949     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2014.12.001     Document Type: Article

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