PCBs and cognitive functioning of Mohawk adolescents

Neurotoxicology and Teratology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 439-445

  Newman, Joan ^a   Aucompaugh, Amy G ^a   Schell, Lawrence M ^a   Denham, Melinda ^a   DeCaprio, Anthony P ^a   Gallo, Mia V ^a   Ravenscroft, Julia ^a   Kao, Chin Cheng ^b   Hanover, MaryEllen Rougas ^c   David, Dawn ^d   Jacobs, Agnes M ^d   Tarbell, Alice M ^d   Worswick, Priscilla ^d  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b National Hua lien University of Education   (Taiwan)

^c Baltimore County Public Schools   (United States)

^d Akwesasne Mohawk Nation ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Cognition; Memory; Polychlorinated biphenyls

Indexed keywords

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY BURDEN; COGNITION; COMMUNITY; COMPREHENSION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LONG TERM MEMORY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAVENS PROGRESSIVE MATRICES; SCHOOL CHILD; TEST OF MEMORY AND LEARNING; UNITED STATES; WOODCOCK JOHNSON COGNITIVE TEST REVISED;

ADOLESCENT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; COGNITION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; GROWTH; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MALE; MEMORY; MOTHERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SCHOOLS; SEXUAL MATURATION;

EID: 33748487375     PISSN: 08920362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ntt.2006.03.001     Document Type: Article

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