Impact of prenatal chlorpyrifos exposure on neurodevelopment in the first 3 years of life among inner-city children

Pediatrics

Volumn 118, Issue 6, 2006, Pages

  Rauh, Virginia A ^a   Garfinkel, Robin ^a   Perera, Frederica P ^a   Andrews, Howard F ^a   Hoepner, Lori ^a   Barr, Dana B ^b   Whitehead, Ralph ^b   Tang, Deliang ^a   Whyatt, Robin W ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior problems; Chlorpyrifos; Neurodevelopment; Pesticides

Indexed keywords

CHLORPYRIFOS; INSECTICIDE;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEUROTOXICITY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; ADULT; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INFANT; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TIME; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHLORPYRIFOS; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INSECTICIDES; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; TIME FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 33846015365     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2006-0338     Document Type: Article

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