Prenatal exposure to organochlorine compounds and neuropsychological development up to two years of life

Environment International

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 72-77

  Forns, Joan ^a,b,c   Lertxundi, Nerea ^d,e   Aranbarri, Aritz ^d,e   Murcia, Mario ^c,f   Gascon, Mireia ^a,b,c   Martinez, David ^a,b,c   Grellier, James ^a,b,c,g   Lertxundi, Aitana ^d,e   Julvez, Jordi ^a,b,c,h   Fano, Eduardo ^d,e   Goñi, Fernando ^c,i   Grimalt, Joan O ^j   Ballester, Ferran ^c,f,k   Sunyer, Jordi ^a,b,c,l   Ibarluzea, Jesus ^e,m  

^a CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY CREAL   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

^c CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^e Health Research Institute   (Spain)

^f Center for Public Health Research CSISP   (Spain)

^g IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^h HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

ⁱ Laboratorio Normativo de Salud Pública   (Spain)

^j INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND WATER RESEARCH   (Spain)

^k UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^l UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^m The Basque Government's Health Department   (Spain)

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Author keywords

Child development; Dichlorodiphenyl dichloroethylene; Hexachlorobenzene; Neuropsychology; Organochlorine compounds; Polychlorinated biphenyls

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; FUNGICIDES; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DICHLORODIPHENYL DICHLOROETHYLENE; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; ORGANOCHLORINE COMPOUNDS;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; 2,2',4,4',5,5' HEXACHLOROBIPHENYL; CHLORPHENOTANE; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; PCB 118; PCB 138; PCB 180; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; ORGANOCHLORINE; PCB; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL BLOOD; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROTOXICITY; POPULATION EXPOSURE; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER; SPAIN;

BARCELONA [CATALONIA]; BASQUE COUNTRY; CATALONIA; COMUNIDAD VALENCIA; GUIPUZCOA; SABADELL; SPAIN;

EID: 84860607742     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2012.04.009     Document Type: Article

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