Low-level environmental lead exposure still negatively associated with children's cognitive abilities

Australian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 98-106

  Earl, Rachel ^a   Burns, Nicholas ^a   Nettelbeck, Ted ^a   Baghurst, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Children; Cognitive abilities; Cognitive development; Environmental risk; IQ; Lead

Indexed keywords

EID: 84966693609     PISSN: 00049530     EISSN: 17429536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajpy.12096     Document Type: Article

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