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BLOOD LEAD, INTELLIGENCE, READING ATTAINMENT, AND BEHAVIOUR IN ELEVEN YEAR OLD CHILDREN IN DUNEDIN, NEW ZEALAND
Author(s) -
Silva Phil A.,
Hughes Pauline,
Williams Sheila,
Faed James M.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
journal of child psychology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.652
H-Index - 211
eISSN - 1469-7610
pISSN - 0021-9630
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1988.tb00687.x
Subject(s) - psychology , reading (process) , developmental psychology , intelligence quotient , cognition , psychiatry , political science , law
A study of blood lead levels and intelligence, reading, and behaviour problems was carried out using a sample of 579 Dunedin 11‐yr‐old children. The results suggested that when account was taken of social, environmental, and background factors, raised blood lead is associated with a small but statistically significant increase in children's general behaviour problems as reported by both parents and teachers. These results applied especially to the more specific problems of inattention and hyperactivity.