Gestational PBDE Concentrations, Persistent Externalizing, and Emerging Internalizing Behaviors in Adolescents: The HOME Study

DISCUSSION: Gestational PBDE serum concentrations were associated with self-reported internalizing and externalizing behavior problems in early adolescence. Caregiver-reported externalizing behaviors recognized during childhood remain associated with gestational PBDE concentrations and persist into early adolescence. Internalizing behaviors were less recognized by caregivers.PMID:38663667 | DOI:10.1016/j.envres.2024.118981

Source: Environmental Research - April 25, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Kim M Cecil Yingying Xu Aimin Chen Jane Khoury Mekibib Altaye Joseph M Braun Andreas Sjodin Bruce P Lanphear Nicholas Newman Jeffrey R Strawn Ann M Vuong Kimberly Yolton Source Type: research