Prenatal exposure to persistent organic pollutants in association with offspring neuropsychological development at 4 years of age: The Rhea mother-child cohort, Crete, Greece

Environment International

Volumn 97, Issue , 2016, Pages 204-211

  Kyriklaki, Andriani ^a   Vafeiadi, Marina ^a   Kampouri, Mariza ^a   Koutra, Katerina ^a   Roumeliotaki, Theano ^a   Chalkiadaki, Georgia ^a   Anousaki, Despoina ^a   Rantakokko, Panu ^b   Kiviranta, Hannu ^b   Fthenou, Eleni ^a   Bitsios, Panos ^a   Kyrtopoulos, Soterios A ^c   Kogevinas, Manolis ^d,e,f   Chatzi, Leda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (Greece)

^d CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY CREAL   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

^f CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cognition; HCB; McCarthy Scales for Children's Abilities; Neuropsychological development; PCBs; Persistent organic pollutants

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METAL DRAWING; OBSTETRICS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER; COGNITION; MCCARTHY SCALES FOR CHILDREN'S ABILITIES; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANT (POP); PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL (PCBS); TRIPLE-QUADRUPOLE MASS SPECTROMETRY;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; 1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHANE; CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; PCB; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER TEST; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GREECE; HUMAN; MALE; MCCARTHY SCALES OF CHILDREN'S ABILITIES; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; QUADRUPOLE MASS SPECTROMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STRENGTHS AND DIFFICULTIES QUESTIONNAIRE; WORKING MEMORY; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BLOOD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MEMORY DISORDER; POLLUTANT; PREGNANCY; TOXICITY;

AEGEAN ISLANDS; CRETE [GREECE]; GREECE;

RHEA;

ADULT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION DISORDERS; COHORT STUDIES; DICHLORODIPHENYLDICHLOROETHANE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; GREECE; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MEMORY DISORDERS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS;

EID: 84995665364     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2016.09.012     Document Type: Article

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