Prenatal and early-life polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) levels and behavior in Inuit preschoolers

Environment International

Volumn 78, Issue , 2015, Pages 90-94

  Verner, Marc André ^a,b   Plusquellec, Pierrich ^c,d   Desjardins, Justine Laura ^c   Cartier, Chloé ^e,f   Haddad, Sami ^d   Ayotte, Pierre ^g   Dewailly, Éric ^g   Muckle, Gina ^g  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c Research Center of the Montreal Mental Health University Institute   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^g LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behavior; Pharmacokinetic modeling; Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs); Postnatal exposure; Preschoolers

Indexed keywords

PHARMACOKINETICS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; VIDEO RECORDING;

BEHAVIOR; PHARMACOKINETIC MODEL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL (PCBS); POSTNATAL EXPOSURE; PRESCHOOLERS;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

2,2',4,4',5,5' HEXACHLOROBIPHENYL; 2,4,5,2',4',5'-HEXACHLOROBIPHENYL; NEUROTOXIN; POLLUTANT; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH IMPACT; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; PCB; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY LIFE STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INUIT; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; ANALYSIS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BLOOD; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FETUS BLOOD; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLUTANT; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL MODEL; TOXICITY;

ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; HUMANS; INFANT; INUITS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NEUROTOXINS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 84925036624     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2015.02.004     Document Type: Article

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