作者
Ananya Roy, David Bellinger, Howard Hu, Joel Schwartz, Adrienne S Ettinger, Robert O Wright, Maryse Bouchard, Kavitha Palaniappan, Kalpana Balakrishnan
发表日期
2009/10
期刊
Environmental health perspectives
卷号
117
期号
10
页码范围
1607-1611
出版商
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
简介
Background
Lead exposure has long been associated with deficits in IQ among children. However, few studies have assessed the impact of lead on specific domains of behavior and cognition.
Objective
We evaluated the associations between lead and different domains of neurobehavior and their relative sensitivity to lead.
Methods
We determined blood lead levels using a LeadCare instrument in 756 children 3–7 years of age attending pre- and elementary schools in Chennai, India. Anxiety, social problems, inattention, hyperactivity, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), as well as executive function were assessed in children by their schoolteachers using Conners’ Teacher Rating Scales-39, Conners’ ADHD/Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders, 4th Edition Scales (CADS), and the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function questionnaires, with higher scores denoting worse …
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