Cognitive development in preschool children prenatally exposed to PCBs and MeHg

Neurotoxicology and Teratology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 11-22

  Stewart, Paul W ^a   Reihman, Jacqueline ^a   Lonky, Edward I ^a   Darvill, Thomas J ^a   Pagano, James ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT OSWEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive development; PCBs; Preschool children

Indexed keywords

METHYLMERCURY; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTHER; NEUROTOXICITY; PERFORMANCE; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

EID: 0037219541     PISSN: 08920362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-0362(02)00320-3     Document Type: Article

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