Child Intelligence and Reductions in Water Arsenic and Manganese: A Two-Year Follow-up Study in Bangladesh
Author(s) -
Gail A. Wasserman,
Xinhua Liu,
Faruque Parvez,
Pam FactorLitvak,
Jennie Kline,
Abu Baker Siddique,
Hasan Shahriar,
Mohammed Nasir Uddin,
Alexander van Geen,
Jacob L. Mey,
Olgica Balac,
Joseph H. Graziano
Publication year - 2015
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.1509974
Subject(s) - manganese , arsenic , environmental health , environmental chemistry , environmental science , medicine , chemistry , toxicology , biology , organic chemistry
Arsenic (As) exposure from drinking water is associated with modest intellectual deficits in childhood. It is not known whether reducing exposure is associated with improved intelligence.
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