Blood Lead Concentrations < 10 μg/dL and Child Intelligence at 6 Years of Age
Author(s) -
Todd A. Jusko,
Charles Henderson,
Bruce P. Lanphear,
Deborah A. CorySlechta,
Patrick J. Parsons,
Richard L. Canfield
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
environmental health perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 282
eISSN - 1552-9924
pISSN - 0091-6765
DOI - 10.1289/ehp.10424
Subject(s) - wechsler adult intelligence scale , intelligence quotient , confounding , blood lead level , medicine , cohort , lead exposure , pediatrics , wechsler preschool and primary scale of intelligence , cohort study , lead (geology) , whole blood , wechsler intelligence scale for children , physiology , cognition , psychiatry , biology , cats , paleontology
Few studies provide data directly relevant to the question of whether blood lead concentrations < 10 microg/dL adversely affect children's cognitive function.
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