Open AccessThe effect of lead exposure on behavior problems in preschool children.
Author(s) -
Gail A. Wasserman,
Beatriz Staghezza-Jaramillo,
Patrick E. Shrout,
D Popovać,
Joseph H. Graziano
Publication year - 1998
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.88.3.481
Subject(s) - checklist , temperament , confounding , child behavior checklist , lead exposure , medicine , behavior problem , demography , psychology , clinical psychology , personality , pathology , sociology , cognitive psychology , social psychology , cats
Interpreting associations between lead exposure and child behavior problems is difficult because studies have not controlled for sociodemographic confounders or have used shed teeth to mark exposure. This study explored associations between blood lead and preschool behavior.