Prenatal chemical exposures and child language development

Journal of Communication Disorders

Volumn 57, Issue , 2015, Pages 41-65

  Dzwilewski, Kelsey L C ^a   Schantz, Susan L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Language development; Lead; Mercury; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Prenatal exposure

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL; LEAD; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CHILDHOOD; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; INFANCY; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LEARNING; POLLUTANT; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TODDLER; WORKING MEMORY; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; CHILD; COMPLICATION; DEVELOPMENTAL LANGUAGE DISORDER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; LEAD POISONING; MERCURIALISM; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD LANGUAGE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; LEAD POISONING; MERCURY POISONING; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

EID: 84944151636     PISSN: 00219924     EISSN: 18737994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2015.07.002     Document Type: Review

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