Trace elements in drinking water and the incidence of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

• Published in: Journal of trace elements in medicine and biology Vol. 68; p. 126828
• Main Authors: Thygesen, Malene, Schullehner, Jörg, Hansen, Birgitte, Sigsgaard, Torben, Voutchkova, Denitza D., Kristiansen, Søren Munch, Pedersen, Carsten B., Dalsgaard, Søren
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany Elsevier GmbH 01.12.2021
• Subjects: ADHD; Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - epidemiology; Cohort Studies; Drinking Water; Humans; Incidence; Neurodevelopment; Trace Elements; Neurodevelopment; Drinking water; ADHD; Trace elements

Trace elements have been suggested to have neurotoxic effects and increase the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders, but studies of a potential role of trace elements in relation to Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are very limited. The objective of this study was to conduct an explor...