Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and neuropsychological status among older adults in New York

NeuroToxicology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 8-15

  Fitzgerald, Edward F ^a   Shrestha, Srishti ^a   Gomez, Marta I ^b   McCaffrey, Robert J ^c   Zimmerman, Earl A ^d   Kannan, Kurunthachalam ^a,e   Hwang, Syni an ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^e WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult; Hazardous waste; Neuropsychological tests; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers; Polychlorinated biphenyls

Indexed keywords

POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYL; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMELLING; UNITED STATES; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NEW YORK; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 81455161679     PISSN: 0161813X     EISSN: 18729711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2011.10.011     Document Type: Article

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