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Neurobehavioral deficits and increased blood pressure in school-age children prenatally exposed to pesticides [1]

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Long-term neurotoxicity risks resulting from prenatal exposures to pesticides are uncertain, but a previous study of Ecuadorian schoolchildren suggested that blood pressure and visuospatial processing may be vulnerable to these exposures. Harari et al. conducted a cross-sectional study of cardiovascular and neurobehavioral functions among 84 Ecuadorian children 6

Publication Date: 
01/06/2010
Raul Harari [2], Jordi Julvez [3], Katsuyuki Murata & et al [4]
Environmental Health Perspectives [5]
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Pesticides [6], Health Effects [7], Child Health [8], Occupational Health [9], Pesticides And Toxins [10], Organophosphates [11], Neurology [12], Ecuador [13], Environmental Health Perspectives [5], Raul Harari [2], Jordi Julvez [3], Katsuyuki Murata & et al [4]
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