Phthalate exposure and childrens neurodevelopment: A systematic review

Environmental Research

Volumn 142, Issue , 2015, Pages 51-60

  Ejaredar, Maede ^a   Nyanza, Elias C ^a   Ten Eycke, Kayla ^a   Dewey, Deborah ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behavior outcomes; Child exposure; Cognitive outcomes; Phthalates; Prenatal exposure

Indexed keywords

PHTHALIC ACID; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIBLIOGRAPHY; CHILD HEALTH; COGNITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DATABASE; HEALTH POLICY; LITERATURE REVIEW; METABOLITE; MITIGATION; NEUROLOGY; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PHTHALATE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ATTENTION; BASC 2 SCORE; BEHAVIOR ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DRUG EFFECTS; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGY; URINE;

CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHTHALIC ACIDS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS;

EID: 84934900138     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2015.06.014     Document Type: Review

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