Open AccessOrganophosphate Pesticide Exposure and Neurodevelopment in Young Mexican-American Children
Author(s) -
Brenda Eskenazi,
Amy R. Marks,
Asa Bradman,
Kim G. Harley,
Dana Boyd Barr,
Caroline Johnson,
Norma Morga,
Nicholas P. Jewell
Publication year - 2007
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.9828
Subject(s) - bayley scales of infant development , child behavior checklist , organophosphate , cbcl , pregnancy , odds ratio , medicine , psychomotor learning , pediatrics , physiology , pesticide , biology , psychiatry , cognition , genetics , agronomy
Organophosphate (OP) pesticides are widely used in agriculture and homes. Animal studies suggest that even moderate doses are neurodevelopmental toxicants, but there are few studies in humans.