Open AccessIn-Utero Exposure to Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane and Cognitive Development Among Infants and School-aged Children
Author(s) -
Todd A. Jusko,
Mark A. Klebanoff,
John W. Brock,
Matthew P. Longnecker
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.901
H-Index - 173
eISSN - 1531-5487
pISSN - 1044-3983
DOI - 10.1097/ede.0b013e31825fb61d
Subject(s) - bayley scales of infant development , psychomotor learning , in utero , cohort , medicine , offspring , intelligence quotient , population , cohort study , pediatrics , prospective cohort study , child development , wechsler adult intelligence scale , environmental health , cognition , pregnancy , psychiatry , biology , fetus , genetics
Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) continues to be used for control of infectious diseases in several countries. In-utero exposure to DDT and dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE) has been associated with developmental and cognitive impairment among children. We examined this association in an historical cohort in which the level of exposure was greater than in previous studies.