Search Results - "EMOND, ALAN M"

Effects of low-level prenatal lead exposure on child IQ at 4 and 8 years in a UK birth cohort study by Taylor, Caroline M., Kordas, Katarzyna, Golding, Jean, Emond, Alan M.

“…•The association between prenatal exposure to lead and deficits in offspring cognitive function is not well established.•Our aim was to evaluate the…”
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Prenatal lead, cadmium and mercury exposure and associations with motor skills at age 7 years in a UK observational birth cohort by Taylor, Caroline M., Emond, Alan M., Lingam, Raghu, Golding, Jean

“…Lead and mercury are freely transferred across the placenta, while cadmium tends to accumulate in the placenta. Each contributes to adverse neurological…”
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Blood mercury levels and fish consumption in pregnancy: Risks and benefits for birth outcomes in a prospective observational birth cohort by Taylor, Caroline M, Golding, Jean, Emond, Alan M

“…To avoid exposure to mercury, government advice on fish consumption during pregnancy includes information on fish species to avoid and to limit, while…”
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Environmental factors predicting blood lead levels in pregnant women in the UK: the ALSPAC study by Taylor, Caroline M, Golding, Jean, Hibbeln, Joseph, Emond, Alan M

“…Lead is a widespread environmental toxin. The behaviour and academic performance of children can be adversely affected even at low blood lead levels (BLL) of…”
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Unidentified Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) is a major cause of school absence: surveillance outcomes from school-based clinics by Crawley, Esther M, Emond, Alan M, Sterne, Jonathan A C

“…ObjectiveTo investigate the feasibility of conducting clinics for chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) in schools.DesignSchool-based…”
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Evaluation of the efficacy and impact of a clinical prediction tool to identify maltreatment associated with children’s burns by Hollen, Linda, Bennett, Verity, Nuttall, Dianne, Emond, Alan M, Kemp, Alison

“…BackgroundAn estimated 10%–24% of children attending emergency departments with a burn are maltreated.ObjectiveTo test whether a clinical prediction tool…”
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Lead poisoning cannot be consigned to history books yet: new guidance to help us to reach that goal by Emond, Alan M

“…Lead remains a widespread environmental contaminant: although removal of lead from petrol has resulted in atmospheric lead concentrations falling in many…”
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Weight Faltering in Infancy and IQ Levels at 8 Years in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children by Emond, Alan M, Blair, Peter S, Emmett, Pauline M, Drewett, Robert F

“…Our goal was to investigate the association between failure to thrive (defined as weight faltering in the first 9 months of life) and IQ levels 8 years later…”
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Gambling in children and adolescents by Emond, Alan M, Griffiths, Mark D

“…Children are susceptible to problems with gambling because of developmental and cognitive immaturities, as well as a sensitivity to peer pressure and…”
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The ALSPAC Coordination Test (subtests of the Movement ABC): Methodology and data on associations with prenatal exposures to lead, cadmium and mercury by Taylor, Caroline M., Emond, Alan M., Lingam, Raghu, Golding, Jean

“…As part of the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC), measures of child motor skills were collected in research clinics. The ALSPAC…”
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Prediction of school outcome after preterm birth: a cohort study by Odd, David, Evans, David, Emond, Alan M

“…ObjectiveTo identify if the educational trajectories of preterm infants differ from those of their term peers.DesignThis work is based on the Avon Longitudinal…”
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A review of guidance on fish consumption in pregnancy: is it fit for purpose? by Taylor, Caroline M, Emmett, Pauline M, Emond, Alan M, Golding, Jean

“…Public health messages to reduce Hg exposure for pregnant women have focused exclusively on advice on fish consumption to limit Hg exposure, with little…”
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Moderate Prenatal Cadmium Exposure and Adverse Birth Outcomes: a Role for Sex-Specific Differences? by Taylor, Caroline M., Golding, Jean, Emond, Alan M.

“…Background/Aim Studies on the effects of moderate prenatal exposure to cadmium (Cd) on birth outcomes have been contradictory and it has been suggested that…”
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Association of Autistic Traits With Depression From Childhood to Age 18 Years by Rai, Dheeraj, Culpin, Iryna, Heuvelman, Hein, Magnusson, Cecilia M K, Carpenter, Peter, Jones, Hannah J, Emond, Alan M, Zammit, Stanley, Golding, Jean, Pearson, Rebecca M

“…Population-based studies following trajectories of depression in autism spectrum disorders (ASD) from childhood into early adulthood are rare. The role of…”
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Sleep patterns in children with autistic spectrum disorders: a prospective cohort study by Humphreys, Joanna S, Gringras, Paul, Blair, Peter S, Scott, Nicola, Henderson, John, Fleming, Peter J, Emond, Alan M

“…Objective To investigate longitudinal sleep patterns in children with autistic spectrum disorders (ASDs). Study design Prospective longitudinal study using…”
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Data relating to prenatal lead exposure and child IQ at 4 and 8 years old in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children by Taylor, Caroline M., Kordas, Katarzyna, Golding, Jean, Emond, Alan M.

“…As part of the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC), measures of child IQ were collected by trained psychologists. The Wechsler Pre-school…”
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Low level lead exposure and pregnancy outcomes in an observational birth cohort study: dose-response relationships by Taylor, Caroline M, Tilling, Kate, Golding, Jean, Emond, Alan M

“…National and international guidelines on safe levels for blood Pb in pregnancy focus on a threshold above which exposure is of concern. However, it has…”
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Raising suspicion of maltreatment from burns: Derivation and validation of the BuRN-Tool by Kemp, Alison M., Hollén, Linda, Emond, Alan M., Nuttall, Diane, Rea, David, Maguire, Sabine

“…•The BuRN-Tool; a validated clinical prediction to identify children with suspected maltreatment.•The score is simple and easy to complete in an emergency…”
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Sleep patterns in children with ADHD: a population‐based cohort study from birth to 11 years by Scott, Nicola, Blair, Peter S., Emond, Alan M., Fleming, Peter J., Humphreys, Joanna S., Henderson, John, Gringras, Paul

“…Summary Associations between sleep duration and disturbance in infancy and early childhood and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder diagnoses were…”
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Intake of game birds in the UK: assessment of the contribution to the dietary intake of lead by women of childbearing age and children by Taylor, Caroline M, Golding, Jean, Emond, Alan M

“…Concern has recently been expressed about Pb levels in Pb-shot game meat. Our aim was to determine the consumption of game birds in a representative sample…”
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