Effects of perinatal exposure to PCBs and dioxins on play behavior in Dutch children at school age

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 110, Issue 10, 2002, Pages

  Vreugdenhil, Hestien J I ^a   Slijper, Froukje M E ^a   Mulder, Paul G H ^a   Weisglas Kuperus, Nynke ^a  

^a SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dioxins; Endocrine disruption; Play behavior; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Prenatal exposure; Sex steroids; Sex specific

Indexed keywords

DIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; STEROID HORMONE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BREAST MILK; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FEMININITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASCULINITY; PERINATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PLAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0036798061     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.021100593     Document Type: Article

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