The epigenetics of maternal cigarette smoking during pregnancy and effects on child development

Development and Psychopathology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1377-1390

  Knopik, Valerie S ^a,b   MaCcani, Matthew A ^a,b   Francazio, Sarah ^a,c   McGeary, John E ^a,b,d  

^a RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PROVIDENCE COLLEGE   (United States)

^d PROVIDENCE VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; INFANT; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; SMOKING;

BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT BEHAVIOR; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; SMOKING;

EID: 84867544418     PISSN: 09545794     EISSN: 14692198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954579412000776     Document Type: Article

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