Prenatal exposure to organohalogens, including brominated flame retardants, influences motor, cognitive, and behavioral performance at school age.

Roze, Elise; Meijer, Lisethe; Bakker, Attie; Van Braeckel, Koenraad N J A; Sauer, Pieter J J; Bos, Arend F

Roze, Elise; Meijer, Lisethe; Bakker, Attie; Van Braeckel, Koenraad N J A; Sauer, Pieter J J; Bos, Arend F.

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Roze E; Division of Neonatology, Beatrix Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Groningen, the Netherlands. e.roze@bkk.umcg.nl

Environ Health Perspect ; 117(12): 1953-8, 2009 Dec.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20049217

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Child Behavior/drug effects; Cognition/drug effects; Fetus/drug effects; Flame Retardants/toxicity; Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers/toxicity; Motor Activity/drug effects; Polybrominated Biphenyls/toxicity; Polychlorinated Biphenyls/toxicity; Adult; Child; Child, Preschool; Cohort Studies; Female; Humans; Male; Pregnancy; Prospective Studies; Thyroid Hormones/blood

Key words

behavior; cognition; hydroxylated polychlorinated biphenyls; motor performance; neurotoxicity; organohalogens; pesticides; polybrominated diphenyl ethers; polychlorinated biphenyls; prenatal exposure; thyroid hormones

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Child Behavior / Polychlorinated Biphenyls / Cognition / Polybrominated Biphenyls / Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers / Fetus / Flame Retardants / Motor Activity Type of study: Etiology_studies / Incidence_studies / Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adult / Child / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Male / Pregnancy Language: En Journal: Environ Health Perspect Year: 2009 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Netherlands Country of publication: United States

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