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Cumulative Exposure to Lead in Relation to Cognitive Function in Older Women

BACKGROUND: Recent data indicate that chronic low-level exposure to lead is associated with accelerated declines in cognition in older age, but this has not been examined in women. OBJECTIVE: We examined biomarkers of lead exposure in relation to performance on a battery of cognitive tests among old...

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Autores principales: Weuve, Jennifer, Korrick, Susan A., Weisskopf, Marc A., Ryan, Louise M., Schwartz, Joel, Nie, Huiling, Grodstein, Francine, Hu, Howard
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2679601/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19440496
http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.11846