Air pollution and neuropsychological development: A review of the latest evidence

Endocrinology (United States)

Volumn 156, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 3473-3482

  Suades González, Elisabet ^a,b,c,d   Gascon, Mireia ^a,b,c,d   Guxens, Mònica ^a,b,d,e   Sunyer, Jordi ^a,b,c,d,f  

^a Barcelona Biomedical Research Park   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^e SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^f HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN OXIDE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; AIR POLLUTANT; PARTICULATE MATTER;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARTICULATE MATTER; PERINATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; VISION; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; COGNITION; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DRUG EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; NITROGEN OXIDES; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS;

EID: 84941226550     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: 19457170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/en.2015-1403     Document Type: Review

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