The influence of low level pre- and perinatal exposure to PCDD/Fs, PCBs, and lead on attention performance and attention-related behavior among German school-aged children: Results from the Duisburg Birth Cohort Study

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 218, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 153-162

  Neugebauer, Julia ^a   Wittsiepe, Jürgen ^a   Kasper Sonnenberg, Monika ^a   Schöneck, Nina ^a   Schölmerich, Axel ^a   Wilhelm, Michael ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Attention performance; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Children; Dioxin; Lead; PCB

Indexed keywords

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; BENZOFURAN DERIVATIVE; CHLORINATED DIBENZOFURANS; LEAD; POLLUTANT; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORODIBENZO-4-DIOXIN;

ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; ATTENTION DEFICIT AND DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MALE; POLLUTANT; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TOXICITY;

ATTENTION DEFICIT AND DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; BENZOFURANS; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; LEAD; MALE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN;

EID: 84940163875     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2014.09.005     Document Type: Article

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