Association of Childhood Blood Lead Levels With Criminal Offending

Question  Is childhood lead exposure associated with criminal offending in a setting where the degree of lead exposure was not confounded by socioeconomic status? Findings  In this cohort study of 553 New Zealanders observed for 38 years, lead exposure in childhood was weakly associated with official criminal conviction and self-reported offending from ages 15 to … Continue reading Association of Childhood Blood Lead Levels With Criminal Offending