Low-level lead exposure and autistic behaviors in school-age children

NeuroToxicology

Volumn 53, Issue , 2016, Pages 193-200

  Kim, Kyoung Nam ^a   Kwon, Ho Jang ^b   Hong, Yun Chul ^a,c  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Dankook University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Autism Spectrum Screening Questionnaire; Lead; School age population; Social Responsiveness Scale

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ARTICLE; AUTISM; AUTISM SPECTRUM SCREENING QUESTIONNAIRE; AWARENESS; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHILD; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GESTURE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MOTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; REFERENCE VALUE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL RESPONSIVENESS SCALE; SOUTH KOREAN; AGE; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BLOOD; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; LEAD POISONING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOUTH KOREA;

AGE FACTORS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEAD; LEAD POISONING; MALE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84958247024     PISSN: 0161813X     EISSN: 18729711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2016.02.004     Document Type: Article

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