Prenatal organochlorine exposure and behaviors associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in school-aged children

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 171, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 593-601

  Sagiv, Sharon K ^a,b   Thurston, Sally W ^c   Bellinger, David C ^a,d   Tolbert, Paige E ^e   Altshul, Larisa M ^a   Korrick, Susan A ^a,b  

^a CHANNING LABORATORY   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^d BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity; Dichlorodiphenyl dichloroethylene; Maternal exposure; Polychlorinated biphenyls

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

CHILD HEALTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; HEALTH RISK; MATERNAL EFFECT; ORGANOCHLORINE; PCB; RISK FACTOR;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; UMBILICAL CORD; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; DICHLORODIPHENYL DICHLOROETHYLENE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; YOUNG ADULT;

MASSACHUSETTS; NEW BEDFORD HARBOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77249162685     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwp427     Document Type: Article

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