Prenatal exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls and child neuropsychological development in 4-year-olds: An analysis per congener and specific cognitive domain

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 432, Issue , 2012, Pages 338-343

  Forns, Joan ^a,b,c   Torrent, Maties ^d   Garcia Esteban, Raquel ^a,b,c   Grellier, James ^a,b,c,e   Gascon, Mireia ^a,b,c   Julvez, Jordi ^a,b,c,f   Guxens, Mònica ^a,b,c   Grimalt, Joan O ^g   Sunyer, Jordi ^a,b,c,h  

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

^b HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

^c CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^d IB SALUT Menorca ^*  (Spain)

^e IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

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

^h UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Child development; Environmental exposure; Neuropsychology; Polychlorinated biphenyls

Indexed keywords

BLOOD SAMPLES; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITIVE DOMAIN; COHORT DESIGN; CONGENER ANALYSIS; CORD BLOOD; DELETERIOUS EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; EXPOSURE LEVEL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NEUROTOXIC EFFECTS; ORGANOCHLORINE COMPOUNDS; PRENATAL EXPOSURE;

BLOOD; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL 153; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; NEUROLOGY; PCB; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DEPTH PERCEPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MCCARTHY SCALES OF CHILDREN ABILITIES; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; WORKING MEMORY;

ADULT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; SPAIN;

BALEARIC ISLANDS; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MINORCA; SPAIN;

EID: 84862980347     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.06.012     Document Type: Article

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