Maternal serum persistent organic pollutants in the Finnish Prenatal Study of Autism: A pilot study

Neurotoxicology and Teratology

Volumn 38, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-5

  Cheslack Postava, Keely ^a   Rantakokko, Panu V ^b   Hinkka Yli Salomäki, Susanna ^c   Surcel, Heljä Marja ^b   McKeague, Ian W ^a   Kiviranta, Hannu A ^b   Sourander, Andre ^c,d   Brown, Alan S ^a,e  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^d TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e New York Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; DDE; PCBs; Persistent organic pollutants; Prenatal

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; 2,2',3',4,4',5 HEXACHLOROBIPHENYL; 2,2',3,3',4,4',5 HEPTACHLOROBIPHENYL; 2,2',3,4,4',5,5' HEPTACHLOROBIPHENYL; 2,2',4,4' TETRABROMODIPHENYL; 2,2',4,4',5,5' HEXACHLOROBIPHENYL; 2,3',4,4',5 PENTACHLOROBIPHENYL; 2,3,3',4,4',5 HEXACHLOROBIPHENYL; CHLORPHENOTANE; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL SERUM; ORGANIC POLLUTION; PILOT STUDY; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URBANIZATION;

AUTISM; DDE; PCBS; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PRENATAL;

ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; MALE; MOTHERS; PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS;

EID: 84877879375     PISSN: 08920362     EISSN: 18729738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ntt.2013.04.001     Document Type: Article

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