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Association of Prenatal and Childhood Blood Lead Concentrations with Criminal Arrests in Early Childhood

Publication year: 2008 | Cataloged on: Jul. 14, 2008

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  • 023127

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  • 2008
  • 9 pages.

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  • Association of Prenatal and Childhood Blood Lead Concentrations with Criminal Arrests in Early Childhood

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  • Crime Rate
  • Juveniles
ANNOTATION: The relationship between prenatal and childhood blood lead levels and criminal offenses is ascertained. This article contains these sections: abstract; introduction; methodology; results; discussion; and editors' summary. Prenatal and postnatal blood lead concentrations are associated with higher rates of total arrests and/or arrests for offenses involving violence. "This is the first prospective study to demonstrate an association between developmental exposure to lead and adult criminal behavior."
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