Arsenic exposure and cognitive performance in Mexican schoolchildren

Jorge L Rosado; Dolores Ronquillo; Katarzyna Kordas; Olga Rojas; Javier Alatorre; Patricia Lopez; Gonzalo Garcia-Vargas; María Del Carmen Caamaño; Mariano E Cebrián; Rebecca J Stoltzfus

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Arsenic exposure and cognitive performance in Mexican schoolchildren

Jorge L Rosado, Dolores Ronquillo, Katarzyna Kordas, Olga Rojas, Javier Alatorre, Patricia Lopez, Gonzalo Garcia-Vargas, María Del Carmen Caamaño, Mariano E Cebrián, Rebecca J Stoltzfus

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Abstract

Previous studies have suggested an effect of high arsenic concentration on cognitive and neurobehavioral function in humans.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1371-5
Number of pages	5
Journal	Environmental Health Perspectives
Volume	115
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.9961
Publication status	Published - Sept 2007

Keywords

Arsenic
Attention
Child
Cognition
Environmental Exposure
Environmental Pollutants
Female
Humans
Intelligence
Intelligence Tests
Lead
Learning
Male
Metallurgy
Mexico

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