Environmental factors associated with a spectrum of neurodevelopmental deficits

Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 188-197

  Mendola, Pauline ^a   Selevan, Sherry G ^b   Gutter, Suzanne ^c   Rice, Deborah ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c IL   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental disabilities; Environment; Lead; Mental retardation; Mercury; Neurotoxicant

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CANNABIS; COCAINE; DIOXIN; LEAD; METHYLMERCURY; NEUROTOXIN; PESTICIDE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; TOBACCO SMOKE;

ATTENTION; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; COGNITION; CONVULSION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; HYPOACUSIS; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTELLIGENCE; IONIZING RADIATION; LEAD POISONING; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MOTOR CONTROL; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROTOXICITY; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSORY SYSTEM; SMOKING; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; DIOXINS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; LEAD; LEAD POISONING, NERVOUS SYSTEM; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MERCURY POISONING, NERVOUS SYSTEM; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; MEXICO; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; PESTICIDES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RADIATION, IONIZING; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036957715     PISSN: 10804013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrdd.10033     Document Type: Review

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