Low Level Lead Exposures and IQ

J Gordon Millichap

doi:10.15844/pedneurbriefs-6-11-1

Low Level Lead Exposures and IQ

Pediatric Neurology Briefs

Volume 6 (1992): Issue 11

By: J Gordon Millichap

Open Access

|Nov 1992

Abstract

The Port Pirie cohort study which began in 1979 at the Department of Community Medicine, University of Adelaide, Australia, has been followed into the primary school age range and examines intelligence at the age of 7 years in relation to lifetime exposure to lead.

References

Baghurst PA McMichael AJ Wigg NR Vimpani GV Robertson EF Roberts RJ Environmental exposure to lead and children’s intelligence at the age of seven years N Engl J Med 1992 Oct 29 327 18 1279 1284 10.1056/NEJM199210293271805 1383818
Open DOI Search in Google Scholar Back to article
Mahaffey KR Exposure to lead in childhood. The importance of prevention N Engl J Med 1992 Oct 29 327 18 1308 1309 10.1056/NEJM199210293271811 1406822
Open DOI Search in Google Scholar Back to article
Rosen JF Health effects of lead at low exposure levels. Expert consensus and rationale for lowering the definition of childhood lead poisoning Am J Dis Child 1992 Nov 146 11 1278 1281 10.1001/archpedi.1992.02160230036011 1415061
Open DOI Search in Google Scholar Back to article
Yaish HM Niazi GA al Soby A Lead encephalopathy in Saudi Arabian children Am J Dis Child 1992 Nov 146 11 1257 1259 1415057
Search in Google Scholar Back to article
Rifai N Faser C Cohen G Wolf M DePalma L Lead poisoning in young children in Washington, DC: a crisis that remains to be addressed Am J Dis Child 1992 Nov 146 11 1259 1260 1415058
Search in Google Scholar Back to article

Articles in this issue

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-6-11-1 | Journal eISSN: 2166-6482

Journal RSS Feed

Language: English

Page range: 81 - 82

Published on: Nov 1, 1992

Published by: Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Keywords:

Lead Encephalopathy,

Blood Lead Levels,

Free Erythrocyte Protoporphyrin

© 1992 J Gordon Millichap, published by Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Volume 6 (1992): Issue 11