Sensitivity of continuous performance test (CPT) at age 14years to developmental methylmercury exposure

Neurotoxicology and Teratology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 627-632

  Julvez, Jordi ^a   Debes, Frodi ^b   Weihe, Pal ^b   Choi, Anna ^a   Grandjean, Philippe ^a,c  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b FAROESE HOSPITAL SYSTEM   (Faroe Islands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Attention function; Neurotoxicity syndromes; Prenatal exposure delayed effects; Reaction time

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; METHYLMERCURY;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; COGNITION; CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCE TEST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HABITUATION; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; LEARNING; MALE; MENTAL DEVELOPMENT; NEUROTOXICITY; ORIENTATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RESPONSE TIME; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; HAIR; HUMANS; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

EID: 78049470100     PISSN: 08920362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ntt.2010.08.001     Document Type: Article

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