Titre : | Dentine lead levels in childhood and criminal behaviour in late adolescence and early adulthood. (2008) |
Auteurs : | D.M. FERGUSSON ; J.M. BODEN ; L.J. HORWOOD ; Christchurch Health and Development Study. University of Otago. Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Christchurch. NZL |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | Journal of epidemiology and community health (vol. 62, n° 12, 2008) |
Pagination : | 1045-1050 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Mots-clés : | Enfant ; Criminalité ; Comportement ; Adolescent ; Adulte ; Evolution ; Age ; Homme |
Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS R0xEmtJm. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Introduction : There have been claims in the literature that lead exposure makes a strong contribution to criminal behaviour. Objectives : To examine linkages between lead exposure in childhood and crime in late adolescence/early adulthood to (a) determine whether higher levels of lead exposure were associated with increased levels of criminal behaviour and (b) estimate the extent to which lead exposure was responsible for increases in criminal behaviour. Methods : Negative binomial regression models were fitted using data from a longitudinal birth cohort of New Zealand-born children studied from birth to age 21. Results : There were statistically significant (p |