Neurobehavioral function and low-level exposure to brominated flame retardants in adolescents: A cross-sectional study

Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Kiciński, Michał ^a   Viaene, Mineke K ^b   Den Hond, Elly ^c   Schoeters, Greet ^c,d   Covaci, Adrian ^d   Dirtu, Alin C ^d   Nelen, Vera ^e   Bruckers, Liesbeth ^a   Croes, Kim ^f   Sioen, Isabelle ^g   Baeyens, Willy ^f   Van Larebeke, Nicolas ^g   Nawrot, Tim S ^a,h  

^a HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Department of Neurology   (Belgium)

^c FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^e Provincial Institute for Hygiene   (Belgium)

^f VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^g GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^h UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Brominated flame retardants; Cognition; Cognitive function; HBCD; Neurobehavioral function; Neurotoxicity; PBDE; TBBPA

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANT; FLAME RETARDANT; HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANE; LEAD; LIOTHYRONINE; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; TETRABROMOBISPHENOL A; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENCE; BIOMONITORING; COGNITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HORMONE; NEUROLOGY; PBDE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RODENT; SERUM; TOXIC MATERIAL;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD SAMPLING; COGNITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FREE LIOTHYRONINE INDEX; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NEUROTOXICITY; PARENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; BELGIUM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FLAME RETARDANTS; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, BROMINATED; LEAD; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; THYROID HORMONES;

BELGIUM; FLANDERS;

ANIMALIA; NES; RODENTIA;

EID: 84870917257     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1476069X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-069X-11-86     Document Type: Article

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