Prenatal Exposure to Organohalogens, Including Brominated Flame Retardants, Influences Motor, Cognitive, and Behavioral Performance at School Age
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Prenatal Exposure to Organohalogens, Including Brominated Flame Retardants, Influences Motor, Cognitive, and Behavioral Performance at School Age
BACKGROUND Organohalogen compounds (OHCs) are known to have neurotoxic effects on the developing brain. OBJECTIVE We investigated the influence of prenatal exposure to OHCs, including brominated flame retardants, on motor, cognitive, and behavioral outcome in healthy children of school age. METHODS This study was part of the prospective Groningen infant COMPARE (Comparison of Exposure-Effec...
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عنوان ژورنال: Environmental Health Perspectives
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0091-6765,1552-9924
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.0901015