Neurobehavioral performance in adolescents is inversely associated with traffic exposure

Environment International

Volumn 75, Issue , 2015, Pages 136-143

  Kicinski, Michal ^a   Vermeir, Griet ^b   Van Larebeke, Nicolas ^c,d   Den Hond, Elly ^e   Schoeters, Greet ^e,f   Bruckers, Liesbeth ^a   Sioen, Isabelle ^d   Bijnens, Esmée ^a   Roels, Harry A ^a,g   Baeyens, Willy ^c   Viaene, Mineke K ^h   Nawrot, Tim S ^a,i  

^a HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Integrated Psychiatric Centre OPZ   (Belgium)

^c VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^e FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^g UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^h Department of Neurology   (Belgium)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Air pollution; Cognition; Neurobehavioral effects; Traffic

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SMOKE; STATISTICS; TELECOMMUNICATION TRAFFIC;

95% CREDIBLE INTERVALS; ADOLESCENTS; COGNITION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES; NEUROBEHAVIORAL EFFECTS; SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING;

BRAIN;

BENZENE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; LEAD; AIR POLLUTANT; EXHAUST GAS; MUCONIC ACID; SORBIC ACID;

ADOLESCENCE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; COGNITION; NEUROLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BAYES THEOREM; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; PASSIVE SMOKING; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; TRAFFIC; URINALYSIS; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; ANALYSIS; BELGIUM; BLOOD; DRUG EFFECTS; EXHAUST GAS; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; TOXICITY; URINE;

ADOLESCENT; AIR POLLUTANTS; ATTENTION; BAYES THEOREM; BELGIUM; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEAD; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MOTOR SKILLS; SORBIC ACID; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 84911379400     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2014.10.028     Document Type: Article

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