The association between prenatal exposure to phthalates and cognition and neurobehavior of children-evidence from birth cohorts.
CONCLUSION: Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, dibutyl phthalate, butyl-benzyl phthalate and di-ethyl phthalate exposure during pregnancy was associated with lower cognitive scores and worse behavior in offspring, and sex-specific effects on cognitive, psychomotor, and behavioral development were identified, especially the impact of phthalate exposure on neurobehavior in boys.
PMID: 31004626 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Neurotoxicology - Category: Neurology Authors: Zhang Q, Chen XZ, Huang X, Wang M, Wu J Tags: Neurotoxicology Source Type: research
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