The relation of environmental contaminants exposure to behavioral indicators in Inuit preschoolers in Arctic Quebec

NeuroToxicology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 17-25

  Plusquellec, P ^a   Muckle, G ^a,b   Dewailly, E ^a,b   Ayotte, P ^a,b   Begin G ^a,b   Desrosiers, C ^a,b   Despres C ^c   Saint Amour, D ^d   Poitras, K ^c  

^a Université Laval   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bayley Infant Behavior Rating Scale; Child behavior; Direct observation; Lead; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Prenatal exposure

Indexed keywords

LEAD; MERCURY; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE;

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ESKIMO; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; IRRITABILITY; LONELINESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 74249116381     PISSN: 0161813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2009.10.008     Document Type: Article

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