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- Title
The relationship between prenatal PCB exposure and intelligence (IQ) in 9-year-old children.
- Authors
Stewart, Paul W; Lonky, Edward; Reihman, Jacqueline; Pagano, James; Gump, Brooks B; Darvill, Thomas
- Abstract
Several epidemiologic studies have demonstrated relationships between prenatal exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and modest cognitive impairments in infancy and early childhood. However, few studies have followed cohorts of exposed children long enough to examine the possible impact of prenatal PCB exposure on psychometric intelligence in later childhood. Of the few studies that have done so, one in the Great Lakes region of the United States reported impaired IQ in children prenatally exposed to PCBs, whereas another found no association.
- Publication
Environmental health perspectives, 2008, Vol 116, Issue 10, p1416
- ISSN
0091-6765
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1289/ehp.11058