Harmful Effects of Lead on Learning

Authors

  • J Gordon Millichap Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-1-3-9

Keywords:

Effect of Blood-Lead, Multiple Regression Analyses, Small Harmful Effect

Abstract

Members of the Depts. Community Medicine, Education, Geology, and Med. Statistics Unit, Univ. Edinburgh, have investigated the effect of blood-lead on cognitive ability and educational attainment in a sample of 855 boys and girls aged 6-9 years from 18 primary schools in central Edinburgh.

Published

1987-08-01

Issue

Section

Behavior Disorders