Developmental neurotoxicity of PCBs in humans: What do we know and where do we go from here?

Neurotoxicology and Teratology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 217-227

  Schantz, Susan L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity level; Birth weight; Breast milk exposure; Contaminated fish consumption; Head circumference; In utero exposure; Memory function; Polychlorinated biphenyls PCBs; Psychomotor function

Indexed keywords

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN;

BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MEMORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0029894894     PISSN: 08920362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-0362(96)90001-X     Document Type: Review

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