Prenatal exposure to low-level polychlorinated biphenyls in relation to mental and motor development at 8 months

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 157, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 485-492

  Daniels, Julie L ^a,d   Longnecker, Matthew P ^a   Klebanoff, Mark A ^b   Gray, Kimberly A ^a   Brock, John W ^c   Zhou, Haibo ^a   Chen, Zhen ^a   Needham, Larry L ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^d IL   (United States)

Author keywords

Infant; Mental status schedule; Motor skills; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Prenatal exposure delayed effects

Indexed keywords

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PCB; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DEVELOPMENT; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; POLLUTION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PSYCHOMOTOR DEVELOPMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDARDIZATION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037443802     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwg010     Document Type: Article

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