Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6333952 | Science of The Total Environment | 2012 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
⺠We investigated the role of exposure to arsenic on autism in Jamaican children. ⺠We identified factors associated with blood arsenic levels in Jamaican children. ⺠We did not find an association between autism and blood arsenic in Jamaican children. ⺠We found that eating some vegetables and avocado were associated with blood arsenic. ⺠We found that source of drinking and cooking water was associated with blood arsenic.
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Authors
Mohammad H. Rahbar, Maureen Samms-Vaughan, Manouchehr Ardjomand-Hessabi, Katherine A. Loveland, Aisha S. Dickerson, Zhongxue Chen, Jan Bressler, Sydonnie Shakespeare-Pellington, Megan L. Grove, Kari Bloom, Julie Wirth, Deborah A. Pearson,