Lactational exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers and its relation to social and emotional development among toddlers

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 120, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1438-1442

  Hoffman, Kate ^a   Adgent, Margaret ^a,b   Goldman, Barbara Davis ^c   Sjödin, Andreas ^d   Daniels, Julie L ^a  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Neurodevelopment; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs); Social and emotional development

Indexed keywords

POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BREAST MILK; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL EVOLUTION; TODDLER;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84867177647     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1205100     Document Type: Article

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