Prenatal phthalate exposure and performance on the Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale in a multiethnic birth cohort

NeuroToxicology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 522-528

  Engel, Stephanie M ^a   Zhu, Chenbo ^a   Berkowitz, Gertrud S ^a   Calafat, Antonia M ^b   Silva, Manori J ^b   Miodovnik, Amir ^a   Wolff, Mary S ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Neonatal; Neurodevelopment; Phthalates

Indexed keywords

PHTHALIC ACID; PHTHALIC ACID ESTER;

ADULT; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; BRAZELTON NEONATAL BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT SCALE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DELIVERY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GENDER; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLITE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOTHER; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROTOXICITY; NEWBORN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; URINE LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHAVIOR; COHORT STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NEW YORK CITY; PHTHALIC ACIDS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 67650998705     PISSN: 0161813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2009.04.001     Document Type: Article

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