Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Prenatal Residential Proximity to Agricultural Pesticides: The CHARGE Study

F. Shelton, Janie; M. Geraghty, Estella; J. Tancredi, Daniel; D. Delwiche, Lora; J. Schmidt, Rebecca; Ritz, Beate; Hansen, Robin; Hertz‐Picciotto, Irva

doi:10.1289/ehp.1307044

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Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Prenatal Residential Proximity to Agricultural Pesticides: The CHARGE Study

Published in Environmental Health Perspectives • Jun 23, 2014

Authors:

Janie F. Shelton

Estella M. Geraghty

Daniel J. Tancredi

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Gestational exposure to several common agricultural pesticides can induce developmental neurotoxicity in humans, and has been associated with developmental delay and autism. OBJECTIVES: We evaluated whether residential proximity to agricultural pesticides during pregnancy is associated w...

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Autism

Pregnancy

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