Endocrine disruptors and childhood social impairment

NeuroToxicology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 261-267

  Miodovnik, Amir ^a   Engel, Stephanie M ^a   Zhu, Chenbo ^a   Ye, Xiaoyun ^b   Soorya, Latha V ^a   Silva, Manori J ^b   Calafat, Antonia M ^b   Wolff, Mary S ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism Spectrum Disorder; BPA; Endocrine disruptors; Environmental exposure; Phthalates; SRS

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; PHTHALIC ACID ESTER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILDHOOD; CITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE SIZE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL COGNITION; SOCIAL IMPAIRMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STATISTICAL MODEL; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; URINALYSIS;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952105988     PISSN: 0161813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2010.12.009     Document Type: Article

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