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Effects of prenatal PCB exposure on cognitive processing and sustained attention.

Authors :
Jacobson, J.L.
Jacobson, S.W.
Source :
Developmental Psychology. Mar1992, Vol. 28 Issue 2, p297. 10p. 8 Charts, 1 Graph.
Publication Year :
1992

Abstract

Presents an assessment of four-year-old children who were exposed prenatally to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB). The children were assessed on tasks designed to evaluate cognitive processing efficiency and sustained attention. PCBs as environmental contaminants; Michigan study of children born to women who had eaten Lake Michigan fish; Tests of laboratory monkeys exposed to PCBs prenatally; More.

Subjects

Subjects :
*CHILD development

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00121649
Volume :
28
Issue :
2
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Developmental Psychology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
9207131462
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1037/0012-1649.28.2.297