Importance Many children in the United States and around the world are exposed to lead, a
developmental neurotoxin. The long-term cognitive and socioeconomic consequences of …

Context.—Many studies have found a significant inverse association between early
exposure to environmental lead and cognitive function in childhood. Whether these effects …

Lead is a confirmed neurotoxin, but questions remain about lead-associated intellectual
deficits at blood lead levels< 10lg/dL and whether lower exposures are, for a given change …

Lead is a developmental neurotoxicant in wide industrial use that was once broadly
distributed in the environment. The extent of the US population exposed in early life to high …

Importance Millions of adults now entering middle age were exposed to high levels of lead,
a developmental neurotoxin, as children. Although childhood lead exposure has been …

Background. Exposure to lead in early childhood is thought to result in delayed
neuropsychological development. As yet there is little longitudinal evidence to establish …

In the last decade children's blood lead levels have fallen significantly in a number of
countries, and current mean levels in developed countries are in the region of 3 μg/dL …

Background Early life lead exposure might be a risk factor for neurocognitive impairment in
adulthood. Objectives We sought to assess the relationship between early life environmental …

In a further follow-up study of the Cincinnati Lead Study Cohort, 253 children were
administered the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) at …

Objectives. To assess the relationships between childhood lead exposure and 3 domains of
later adolescent health: mental, physical, and behavioral. Methods. We followed a random …