Growth parameters at birth mediate the relationship between prenatal manganese exposure and cognitive test scores among a cohort of 2- to 3-year-old Bangladeshi children
Author(s) -
Jane Lee,
Linda Valeri,
Kush Kapur,
Md Omar Sharif Ibne Hasan,
Quazi Quamruzzaman,
Robert O. Wright,
David C. Bellinger,
David C. Christiani,
Maitreyi Mazumdar
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406
H-Index - 208
eISSN - 1464-3685
pISSN - 0300-5771
DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyy069
Subject(s) - medicine , anthropometry , birth weight , bayley scales of infant development , cohort , cord blood , obstetrics , pediatrics , cohort study , birth order , umbilical cord , pregnancy , low birth weight , cognitive test , cognition , demography , population , biology , psychiatry , environmental health , immunology , genetics , sociology , psychomotor learning
Our previous study demonstrated that prenatal manganese exposure is associated with cognitive test scores among a cohort of 2- to 3-year-old Bangladeshi children. This study tested the hypothesis that the adverse effects of manganese are mediated through poor prenatal growth.
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