Estimating the national burden of mild intellectual disability in children exposed to dietary lead in China

The effects of lead as a dietary pollutant remain a global public health concern that needs urgent resolution. Children are highly susceptible to the adverse outcomes of lead pollution, as even low levels of lead may cause irreversible damage to intellectual development. Since several sources of lea...

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Main Authors: Yizhong Yan, Sulian Yang, Yujing Zhou, Yan Song, Jiao Huang, Zhaoping Liu, Yibaina Wang, Sheng Wei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-04-01
Series:Environment International
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016041201932210X