The effects of the exposure to neurotoxic elements on Italian schoolchildren behavior

Abstract Neurodevelopmental disorders are constantly increasing on a global scale. Some elements like heavy metals are known to be neurotoxic. In this cross-sectional study we assessed the neurobehavioral effect of the exposure to trace elements including lead, mercury, cadmium, manganese, arsenic a...

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Main Authors: Stefano Renzetti, Giuseppa Cagna, Stefano Calza, Michele Conversano, Chiara Fedrighi, Giovanni Forte, Augusto Giorgino, Stefano Guazzetti, Costanza Majorani, Manuela Oppini, Marco Peli, Francesco Petrucci, Anna Pino, Donatella Placidi, Oreste Senofonte, Silvia Zoni, Alessandro Alimonti, Roberto G. Lucchini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-88969-z