Prenatal PCB exposure and neurobehavioral development in infants and children: Can the Oswego study inform the current debate?

Psychology in the Schools

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 639-653

  Stewart, Paul ^a   Reihman, Jacqueline ^a   Lonky, Edward ^a   Darvill, Thomas ^a   Pagano, James ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT OSWEGO   (United States)

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EID: 4043163520     PISSN: 00333085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pits.20003     Document Type: Article

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