Prenatal and childhood traffic-related air pollution exposure and childhood executive function and behavior

Neurotoxicology and Teratology

Volumn 57, Issue , 2016, Pages 60-70

  Harris, Maria H ^a   Gold, Diane R ^b,c   Rifas Shiman, Sheryl L ^d   Melly, Steven J ^c   Zanobetti, Antonella ^c   Coull, Brent A ^c   Schwartz, Joel D ^b,c   Gryparis, Alexandros ^e   Kloog, Itai ^c,f   Koutrakis, Petros ^c   Bellinger, David C ^c,d   Belfort, Mandy B ^g   Webster, Thomas F ^a   White, Roberta F ^a   Sagiv, Sharon K ^a,h   Oken, Emily ^d  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^f BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^g BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Black carbon; Executive function; Neurodevelopment; Traffic

Indexed keywords

BLACK CARBON;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR RATING INVENTORY OF EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION TEST; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HIGHWAY; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; KAUFMAN ASSESSMENT BATTERY FOR CHILDREN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METACOGNITION; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC; TRENGTHS AND DIFFICULTIES QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES; AIR POLLUTANT; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; EXHAUST GAS; INFANT; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROBLEM BEHAVIOR; PSYCHOLOGY; TOXICITY;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PROBLEM BEHAVIOR; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 84990026636     PISSN: 08920362     EISSN: 18729738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ntt.2016.06.008     Document Type: Article

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