Intellectual Impairment in Children with Blood Lead Concentrations below 10 μg per Deciliter
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Summary
Blood lead concentrations, even those below 10 µg per deciliter, are inversely associated with children’s IQ scores at three and five years of age, and associated declines in IQ are greater at these concentrations than at higher concentrations.
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- article
- Published
- 2003-04-17
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- 2,076
- References
- 49
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- Open access
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Keywords
Medicine, Lead (geology), Confounding, Blood lead level, Liter
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