Effects of Coal Burning Related Endemic Fluorosis on Body Development and Intelligence Levels of Children
- VernacularTitle:燃煤型地方性氟中毒对儿童体格发育及智力水平的影响
- Author:
shou-ying, WANG
;
he-xi, ZHANG
;
wei, FAN
;
shi-jie, FANG
;
pei-ping, KANG
;
xin-hua, LI
;
xu-guang, CHEN
;
mao-juan, YU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
coal burning pollution endemic fluorosis;
body development;
intelligence levels
- From:Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics
2004;0(09):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To study the effects of coal burning related endemic fluorosis on body development and intelligence levels of fluorosic children in Zhijin county.Methods One hundred and seventy-six fluorosic children and 50 healthy(without fluorostic teeth) children aging 7-12 years who were sampled in cluster sampling were examined for urine fluorosis,physical examination and intelligence tests in Zhijin county,with coal burning pollution related fluorosis.Results Physical development of sick children and the children in control group were in low levels. The intelligence levels and the leves of urine fluorosis in study group were lower than those in control group and there was a significant difference(P
