Evaluating the neurotoxic effects of lactational exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in Spanish children

NeuroToxicology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 9-15

  Gascon, Mireia ^a,b,c   Verner, Marc André ^d,e   Guxens, Mònica ^a,b,c   Grimalt, Joan O ^f   Forns, Joan ^a,b,c   Ibarluzea, Jesús ^c,g,h   Lertxundi, Nerea ^h,i   Ballester, Ferran ^c,j,k   Llop, Sabrina ^c,k   Haddad, Sami ^l   Sunyer, Jordi ^a,b,c,m   Vrijheid, Martine ^a,b,c  

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

^b HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

^c CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

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

^g Department of Health of the Basque Government ^*  (Spain)

^h BIODONOSTIA HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Spain)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^j UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^k Centre for Public Health Research CSISP   (Spain)

^l UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^m UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

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Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Child development; Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene; Hexachlorobenzene; Neuropsychological development; Polychlorinated biphenyls

Indexed keywords

DICHLORODIPHENYLDICHLOROETHYLENE; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; NEUROTOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL 153; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BAYLEY SCALES OF INFANT DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACTATION; MENTAL DEVELOPMENT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROTOXICITY; PERINATAL PERIOD; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANT; POLLUTANT; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR DEVELOPMENT; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SPANISH;

AGE FACTORS; BRAIN; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; DICHLORODIPHENYL DICHLOROETHYLENE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LACTATION; LINEAR MODELS; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MILK, HUMAN; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SPAIN;

EID: 84870376478     PISSN: 0161813X     EISSN: 18729711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2012.10.006     Document Type: Article

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