Evidence that cognitive deficit in children is associated not only with iron deficiency, but also with blood lead concentration: A preliminary study

Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 29, Issue , 2015, Pages 336-341

  Jeong, Kyoung Sook ^a   Park, Hyewon ^b   Ha, Eunhee ^c   Hong, Yun Chul ^d   Ha, Mina ^e   Park, Hyesook ^c   Kim, Bung Nyun ^d   Lee, Soo Jeong ^f   Lee, Kyung Yeon ^f   Kim, Ja Hyeong ^f   Kim, Yangho ^f  

^a Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital   (South Korea)

^b University of Ulsan   (South Korea)

^c Ewha Womans University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^e Dankook University   (South Korea)

^f University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Blood lead; IQ; Serum ferritin; WPPSI R

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FERRITIN; LEAD; IRON;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; IRON DEFICIENCY; KOREA; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); PREGNANCY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; VERBAL INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE; BLOOD; DEFICIENCY; DEMOGRAPHY; INTELLIGENCE TEST; METABOLISM; STATISTICAL MODEL;

C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; IRON; LEAD; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84940166933     PISSN: 0946672X     EISSN: 18783252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2014.08.014     Document Type: Article

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