Fish intake during pregnancy and early cognitive development of offspring

Epidemiology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 394-402

  Daniels, Julie L ^a,d   Longnecker, Matthew P ^a   Rowland, Andrew S ^b   Golding, Jean ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d IL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY; NEUROTOXIN;

ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DENVER DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENING TEST; EVALUATION; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MACARTHUR COMMUNICATIVE DEVELOPMENT INVENTORY; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; TISSUE LEVEL; UMBILICAL CORD; UNITED KINGDOM; ADULT; BLOOD; BREAST FEEDING; CHEMISTRY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FETOMATERNAL TRANSFUSION; FETUS BLOOD; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTOR; SEA FOOD; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; FOOD HABITS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; LINEAR MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; MERCURY; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEAFOOD;

EID: 4344592783     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ede.0000129514.46451.ce     Document Type: Article

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