Developing methods for assessing neurotoxic effects in Hispanic non-English speaking children

NeuroToxicology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 240-244

  Rohlman, Diane S ^a   Bodner, Todd ^b   Arcury, Thomas A ^c   Quandt, Sara A ^c   McCauley, Linda ^d  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural; Children; Hispanic; Neurobehavioral tests

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL AGENT; TOXIN;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BODY MASS; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD GROWTH; COGNITION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEMORY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; ORGANOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPEECH; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY;

CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34249776685     PISSN: 0161813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2006.03.021     Document Type: Article

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