Association of blood lead level with cognitive performance and general intelligence of urban school children in ten cities of India

Association of blood lead level with cognitive performance and general intelligence of urban school children in ten cities of India

Background: Lead is toxic to children and effects the cognitive development. The primary objective was to assess the association of blood lead level (BLL) with cognitive performance and general intelligence, of urban school going children aged 6–16 years from ten cities of India. Secondary objective...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Divas Kumar, Shally Awasthi, Shweta Singh, Girdhar G. Agarwal, Anuj Kumar Pandey, Abbas Ali Mahdi, Thekkumkara Surendran Anish, A.R. Somashekar, Sonali Kar, Suma Nair, Joseph L. Mathew, Mushtaq A. Bhat, B.N. Mahanta, Kuldeep Singh, C.M. Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-03-01
Series:Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health
Subjects:
Blood lead level
Children
General intelligence
Cognitive performance
India
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213398424000083

Internet

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213398424000083

Similar Items