Exposure to lead, tobacco smoke raises risk of ADHD
Monday, November 23, 2009 - 10:14
in Health & Medicine
Children exposed prenatally to tobacco smoke and during childhood to lead face a particularly high risk for ADHD, according to new research. The study estimates that up to 35 percent of ADHD cases in children between the ages of 8 and 15 could be reduced by eliminating both of these environmental exposures.
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