In utero exposure to DDT and performance on the Brazelton neonatal behavioral assessment scale

NeuroToxicology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 471-477

  Fenster, Laura ^a   Eskenazi, Brenda ^b   Anderson, Meredith ^c   Bradman, Asa ^b   Hubbard, Alan ^b   Barr, Dana B ^d  

^a Health Services   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c IMPACT ASSESSMENT INC   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Brazelton; DDE; DDT; Neonatal behavioral assessment scale (NBAS); Neurobehavioral outcomes; Organochlorine; Pesticides

Indexed keywords

CHLORPHENOTANE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BEHAVIOR; BRAZELTON NEONATAL BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT SCALE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HABITUATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEWBORN; ORIENTATION; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DDT; DICHLORODIPHENYL DICHLOROETHYLENE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT BEHAVIOR; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSECTICIDES; LOD SCORE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 34249793681     PISSN: 0161813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2006.12.009     Document Type: Article

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