Exposure to widespread environmental toxicants and children's cognitive development and behavioral problems

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 185-204

  Jurewicz, Joanna ^a   Polańska, Kinga ^a   Hanke, Wojciech ^a  

^a NOFER INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Behavioral problems; Children; Cognitive development; Widespread environmental toxicants

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; BENZHYDRYL DERIVATIVE; DANGEROUS GOODS; DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE; FLAME RETARDANT; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; POLLUTANT; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ADVERSE EFFECTS; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DANGEROUS GOODS; DRUG EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; POLLUTANT; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; TOXICITY; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG EFFECT; REVIEW;

BENZHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION DISORDERS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FLAME RETARDANTS; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; PHENOLS; PHTHALIC ACIDS; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS;

EID: 84880110930     PISSN: 12321087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s13382-013-0099-x     Document Type: Review

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