Stunting and lead: using causal mediation analysis to better understand how environmental lead exposure affects cognitive outcomes in children

Stunting and lead: using causal mediation analysis to better understand how environmental lead exposure affects cognitive outcomes in children

Abstract Background Many children in Bangladesh experience poor nutritional status and environmental lead exposure, both of which are associated with lower scores on neurodevelopmental assessments. Recent studies have suggested that part of lead’s adverse effects on neurodevelopment are caused in pa...

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Main Authors: Kelsey M. Gleason, Linda Valeri, Anuraj H. Shankar, John F. Obrycki, Md Omar Sharif Ibne Hasan, Golam Mostofa, Quazi Quamruzzaman, Robert O. Wright, David C. Christiani, David C. Bellinger, Maitreyi Mazumdar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-12-01
Series:Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Subjects:
Bangladesh
Bayley Scales of Infant Development
Cognitive development
Blood lead
Mediation analysis
Stunting
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s11689-020-09346-x

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s11689-020-09346-x

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