Environmental Lead Exposure and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Symptom Domains in a Community Sample of South Korean School-Age Children | Zendy

Soon-Beom Hong | Zendy; Mee-Hyang Im | Zendy; Jae-Won Kim | Zendy; Eun Jin Park | Zendy; MinSup Shin | Zendy; Boong-Nyun Kim | Zendy; HeeJeong Yoo | Zendy; In-Hee Cho | Zendy; SooYoung Bhang | Zendy; YunChul Hong | Zendy; SooChurl Cho | Zendy

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Environmental Lead Exposure and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Symptom Domains in a Community Sample of South Korean School-Age Children

Author(s) -

Soon-Beom Hong,

Mee-Hyang Im,

Jae-Won Kim,

Eun Jin Park,

MinSup Shin,

Boong-Nyun Kim,

HeeJeong Yoo,

In-Hee Cho,

SooYoung Bhang,

YunChul Hong,

SooChurl Cho

Publication year - 2014

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.1307420

Subject(s) - impulsivity , attention deficit hyperactivity disorder , blood lead level , population , cotinine , medicine , intelligence quotient , psychology , psychiatry , cognition , lead exposure , environmental health , nicotine , cats

Low-level environmental exposure to lead has been associated with both reduced intelligence and symptoms of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). However, few studies have estimated the association of lead and intelligence independent of ADHD, and it is not clear from previous studies whether lead is associated with both inattention and impulsivity ADHD symptoms.

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