Prenatal dioxin exposure and neurocognitive development in Hong Kong 11-year-old children

In utero exposure to dioxins and related compounds have been associated with adverse neurocognitive development in infants. It is unclear whether neurodevelopmental deficits persist to childhood. We assessed the association of prenatal dioxin exposure with neurocognitive function in 11-year-old children, and to test whether the association is modified by duration of breastfeeding.In this prospective study of 161 children born in Hong Kong in...