Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Urinary Metabolites of Organophosphate Pesticides

2010453 citationsJournal Articlegreen Open Access

Authors

Maryse F. Bouchard · Université de Montréal

Robert O. Wright · Boston Children's Hospital

Marc G. Weisskopf · Brigham and Women's Hospital

Abstract

These findings support the hypothesis that organophosphate exposure, at levels common among US children, may contribute to ADHD prevalence. Prospective studies are needed to establish whether this association is causal.

Topics & Keywords

Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Pharmaceutical studies and practices

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: PEDIATRICS

Volume 125, Issue 6, pp. e1270-e1277

DOI: 10.1542/peds.2009-3058

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