Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Childhood Autism in Association with Prenatal Exposure to Perfluoroalkyl Substances: A Nested Case–Control Study in the Danish National Birth Cohort
Author(s) -
Zeyan Liew,
Beate Ritz,
Ondine S. von Ehrenstein,
Bodil Hammer Bech,
Ellen A. Nøhr,
Chunyuan Fei,
Rossana Bossi,
Tine Brink Henriksen,
Eva Cecilie BonefeldJørgensen,
Jørn Olsen
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
environmental health perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 282
eISSN - 1552-9924
pISSN - 0091-6765
DOI - 10.1289/ehp.1408412
Subject(s) - perfluorooctane , autism , danish , medicine , attention deficit hyperactivity disorder , autism spectrum disorder , relative risk , pregnancy , cohort study , cohort , prospective cohort study , quartile , pediatrics , psychiatry , confidence interval , biology , chemistry , linguistics , philosophy , genetics , organic chemistry , sulfonate , sodium
Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are persistent pollutants found to be endocrine disruptive and neurotoxic in animals. Positive correlations between PFASs and neurobehavioral problems in children were reported in cross-sectional data, but findings from prospective studies are limited.
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