Increased risk of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder associated with exposure to organophosphate pesticide in Taiwanese children

Andrology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 695-705

  Yu, C J ^a   Du, J C ^b   Chiou, H C ^b   Chung, M Y ^a   Yang, W ^b   Chen, Y S ^c   Fuh, M R ^d   Chien, L C ^e   Hwang, B ^b   Chen, M L ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

ADHD; blood lead levels; dialkylphosphate metabolites; gene polymorphism; organophosphate pesticides

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; DIALKYLPHOSPHATE; DOPAMINE 4 RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE TRANSPORTER; DOPAMINE TRANSPORTER 1; LEAD; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE; PHOSPHORUS DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG URINE LEVEL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLITE; PHYSICIAN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TAIWANESE; TREND STUDY;

EID: 84979645624     PISSN: 20472919     EISSN: 20472927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/andr.12183     Document Type: Article

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