Prenatal exposure to environmental contaminants and behavioural problems at age 7-8years

Environment International

Volumn 59, Issue , 2013, Pages 225-231

  Sioen, Isabelle ^a,b   Den Hond, Elly ^c   Nelen, Vera ^d   Van de Mieroop, Els ^d   Croes, Kim ^e   Van Larebeke, Nik ^a   Nawrot, Tim S ^f,g   Schoeters, Greet ^c,h  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b RESEARCH FOUNDATION FLANDERS FWO   (Belgium)

^c FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

^d Provincial Institute for Hygiene   (Belgium)

^e VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^f HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^g UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Child behaviour; Dioxin like compounds; HCB; Heavy metals; P,p' DDE; PCB

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; CADMIUM; HEAVY METALS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

CHILD BEHAVIOUR; DIOXIN-LIKE COMPOUNDS; EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANT; ENVIRONMENTAL LEVELS; HCB; P ,P' DDES; PRENATAL EXPOSURE;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; CADMIUM; DIOXIN; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; LEAD; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

CHILD HEALTH; DDE; DIOXIN; HEAVY METAL; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; MENTAL HEALTH; PCB; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PSYCHOLOGY;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONDUCT DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL PROBLEM; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

EID: 84880144294     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2013.06.014     Document Type: Article

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