Late neurodevelopmental effects of early exposures to chemical contaminants: Reducing uncertainty in epidemiological studies

Basic and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 237-244

  Bellinger, David C ^a,b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STRESS;

ANIMALS; CHILD; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 38449102442     PISSN: 17427835     EISSN: 17427843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-7843.2007.00164.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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