Neurobehavioral deficits associated with PCB in 7-year-old children prenatally exposed to seafood neurotoxicants

Neurotoxicology and Teratology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 305-317

  Grandjean, Philippe ^a,b   Weihe, Pal ^a,c   Burse, Virlyn W ^d   Needham, Larry L ^d   Storr Hansen, Eva ^e   Heinzow, Birger ^f   Debes, Frodi ^c   Murata, Katsuyuki ^g   Simonsen, Henrik ^h   Ellefsen, Peter ^c   Budtz Jorgensen, Esben ⁱ   Keiding, Niels ⁱ   White, Roberta F ^a,b,j  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FAROESE HOSPITAL SYSTEM   (Faroe Islands)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^e NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^f Schleswig Holstein State Agency for Nature and Environment   (Germany)

^g AKITA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^h STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^j VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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Author keywords

Methylmercury compounds; Neuropsychological tests; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Prenatal exposure delayed effects; Preschool child

Indexed keywords

METHYLMERCURY; NEUROTOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; BEHAVIOR; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED RESPONSE; FAROE ISLANDS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LONG TERM MEMORY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROTOXICITY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEA FOOD; THYROID FUNCTION; UMBILICAL CORD;

CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTELLIGENCE; LEARNING; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NEUROTOXINS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEAFOOD; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 0034908935     PISSN: 08920362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-0362(01)00155-6     Document Type: Article

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