Early Childhood Lead Exposure and Academic Achievement: Evidence From Detroit Public Schools, 2008–2010
Author(s) -
Nanhua Zhang,
Harolyn W. Baker,
Margaret Tufts,
Randall E. Raymond,
Hamisu M. Salihu,
Michael R. Elliott
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2012.301164
Subject(s) - academic achievement , socioeconomic status , medicine , lead poisoning , odds , early childhood , confounding , odds ratio , public health , lead exposure , blood lead level , environmental health , demography , pediatrics , psychology , developmental psychology , logistic regression , population , cats , nursing , pathology , sociology , psychiatry
We assessed the long-term effect of early childhood lead exposure on academic achievement in mathematics, science, and reading among elementary and junior high school children.
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