Meaning Fluoride exposure during pregnancy may be associated with adverse effects on child intellectual development, indicating the possible need to reduce fluoride intake during pregnancy. Abstract Importance The potential neurotoxicity associated with exposure to fluoride, which has generated controversy about...
Definition of Terms For the most part, the meaning of terms used throughout the study are commonly held. However, definitions of some terms are clarified below. 8 Bilingualism: Technically, this is a term designating individuals who speak and comprehend two languages. However, bilingualism and ...
Intelligence test scores follow an approximately normal distribution, meaning that most people score near the middle of the distribution of scores and that scores drop off fairly rapidly in frequency as one moves in either direction from the centre. For example, on the IQ scale, about 2 out of...
In the US, the SLD base rate is approximately 0.10 [52], meaning that if a clinician never identified anyone as having a SLD he/she would be correct approximately 90% of the time.10 Specificity is the proportion of individuals without SLD who also do not meet the DD/C criteria. ...