PCBs and ADHD in Mohawk adolescents

Neurotoxicology and Teratology

Volumn 42, Issue , 2014, Pages 25-34

  Newman, Joan ^a   Behforooz, Bita ^a   Khuzwayo, Amy G ^a   Gallo, Mia V ^a,b   Schell, Lawrence M ^a,b,c  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Department of Anthropology ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; Adolescents; Native American; Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)

Indexed keywords

POLLUTANT; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AMERICAN INDIAN; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BLOOD; BODY BURDEN; BREAST FEEDING; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DRUG EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; MALE; POLLUTANT; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; TOXICITY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BODY BURDEN; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MALE; NEW YORK; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84893696155     PISSN: 08920362     EISSN: 18729738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ntt.2014.01.005     Document Type: Article

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