Effects of breast feeding on neuropsychological development in a community with methylmercury exposure from seafood

Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 423-430

  Jensen, Tina Kold ^a   Grandjean, Philippe ^a,b   Jørgensen, Esben Budtz ^a,c   White, Roberta F ^d   Debes, Frodi ^a,e   Weihe, Pál ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e FAROESE HOSPITAL SYSTEM   (Faroe Islands)

Author keywords

Breast feeding; Environmental pollution; Food contamination; Methylmercury compounds; Neuropsychological tests; Pre school child

Indexed keywords

METHYLMERCURY; METHYLMERCURY DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOOD ANALYSIS; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; POLLUTION; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEA FOOD; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; ANIMAL; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CHEMISTRY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FETUS BLOOD; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GEOGRAPHY; HAIR; INFANT WELFARE; INTELLIGENCE TEST; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; WHALE;

DELPHINIDAE;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION DISORDERS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GEOGRAPHY; HAIR; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT WELFARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SEAFOOD; WHALES;

EID: 27744537599     PISSN: 10534245     EISSN: 14765519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jea.7500420     Document Type: Article

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