Heavy metals and neurodevelopment of children in low and middle-income countries: A systematic review

Yi Yan Heng, Iqra Asad, Bailey Coleman, Laura Menard, Sarah Benki-Nugent, Faridah Hussein Were, Catherine J Karr and Megan S McHenry

PLOS ONE, 2022, vol. 17, issue 3, 1-25

Abstract: Background: The presence of harmful environmental exposures, which disproportionately affects low-and-middle income countries (LMICs), contributes to >25% of deaths and diseases worldwide and detrimentally affects child neurodevelopment. Few resources succinctly summarize the existing literature on this topic. Our objective is to systematically review and characterize the evidence regarding the relationship between heavy metals and neurodevelopment of children in LMICs. Methods: We conducted a medical librarian-curated search on multiple online databases to identify articles that included individuals

Date: 2022
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