Prenatal exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers and child attention problems at 3-7 years

Neurotoxicology and Teratology

Volumn 52, Issue , 2015, Pages 143-150

  Cowell, Whitney J ^a   Lederman, Sally A ^b   Sjödin, Andreas ^c   Jones, Richard ^c   Wang, Shuang ^a   Perera, Frederica P ^a   Wang, Richard ^c   Rauh, Virginia A ^a   Herbstman, Julie B ^a  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

^b Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ^*  (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Flame retardants; Neurodevelopment; PBDEs; Prenatal

Indexed keywords

POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER BDE 100; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER BDE 153; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER BDE 47; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER BDE 99; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE; FLAME RETARDANT;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; BIOSAFETY; BLACK PERSON; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHINESE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EFFECT SIZE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TREND STUDY; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; VALIDATION PROCESS; ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ATTENTION; BLOOD; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; CHEMISTRY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DRUG EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FETUS BLOOD; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PREGNANCY; TERRORISM;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; FLAME RETARDANTS; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; HUMANS; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; SEPTEMBER 11 TERRORIST ATTACKS;

EID: 84947346331     PISSN: 08920362     EISSN: 18729738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ntt.2015.08.009     Document Type: Article

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