Cognitive and neurobehavioural disorders in school-age children in Haut-Katanga province, an environment exposed to trace metals
Eunice Bilonda Mbuyamba,
Jean-Paul Ngoy Mande,
Paul Musa Obadia
et al.
Abstract:Introduction:
Cognitive and neurobehavioural disorders in children are poorly documented in Haut-Katanga Province, an environment exposed to trace metals.
Objective:
To characterize children's behaviour in relation to cognitive performance and exposure to trace metals in urban and rural environments.
Methods:
A cross-sectional study was carried out on fifty-two children aged 6 to 11 years, including thirty children from urban areas, exposed to trace metals, in the city of Lubumbashi and twenty-two children fro… Show more
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