Blanca Sarzo, Ferran Ballester, Raquel Soler-Blasco, Jordi Sunyer, Maria-Jose Lopez-Espinosa, Jesus Ibarluzea, Manuel Lozano, Jordi Julvez, Gorka Iriarte, Mikel Subiza-Perez, Llúcia González-Safont, Ana Fernández-Somoano, Jorge Vallejo-Ortega, Mònica Guxens, Ulises-Alfredo López-González, Isolina Riaño-Galán, Gabriel Riutort-Mayol, Mario Murcia, Sabrina Llop
UNLABELLED: The objective is to investigate the relation between cord blood mercury concentrations and child neurobehavioural functioning assessed longitudinally during childhood until pre-adolescence. METHODS: The study involves mothers and their offspring engaged in the Spanish INMA birth cohort (n=1,147). Total mercury (THg) was determined in cord blood. Behavioural problems were assessed several times during childhood using the ADHD-DSM-IV at age 4, SDQ at ages 7 and 11, CPRS-R:S and the CBCL at ages 7, 9 and 11...
April 15, 2024: Environmental Research