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Diurka Diaz
Researcher at Columbia University
Publications - 17
Citations - 3041
Diurka Diaz is an academic researcher from Columbia University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Environmental exposure & Birth weight. The author has an hindex of 14, co-authored 17 publications receiving 2769 citations.
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Effects of transplacental exposure to environmental pollutants on birth outcomes in a multiethnic population.
Frederica P. Perera,Virginia Rauh,Wei-Yann Tsai,Patrick L. Kinney,David Camann,Dana B. Barr,Tom Bernert,Robin Garfinkel,Yi Hsuan Tu,Diurka Diaz,Jessica Dietrich,Robin M. Whyatt +11 more
TL;DR: Evidence that environmental pollutants at levels currently encountered in New York City adversely affect fetal development is provided.
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Effect of prenatal exposure to airborne polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on neurodevelopment in the first 3 years of life among inner-city children.
Frederica P. Perera,Virginia Rauh,Robin M. Whyatt,Wei-Yann Tsai,Wei-Yann Tsai,Deliang Tang,Diurka Diaz,Lori Hoepner,Dana B. Barr,Yi Hsuan Tu,David Camann,Patrick L. Kinney +11 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that environmental PAHs at levels recently encountered in New York City air may adversely affect children’s cognitive development at 3 years of age, with implications for school performance.
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Prenatal Insecticide Exposures and Birth Weight and Length among an Urban Minority Cohort
Robin M. Whyatt,Virginia Rauh,Dana B. Barr,David Camann,Howard Andrews,Robin Garfinkel,Lori Hoepner,Diurka Diaz,Jessica Dietrich,Andria Reyes,Deliang Tang,Patrick L. Kinney,Frederica P. Perera +12 more
TL;DR: Prenatal chlorpyrifos exposures have impaired fetal growth among this minority cohort and that diazinon exposures may have contributed to the effects, and findings support recent regulatory action to phase out residential uses of the insecticides.
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Prenatal polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) exposure and child behavior at age 6-7 years.
Frederica P. Perera,Deliang Tang,Shuang Wang,Julia Vishnevetsky,Bingzhi Zhang,Diurka Diaz,David Camann,Virginia Rauh +7 more
TL;DR: Evidence is provided that environmental levels of PAH encountered in NYC air can adversely affect child behavior, and high prenatal PAH exposure, whether characterized by personal air monitoring or maternal and cord adducts, was positively associated with symptoms of Anxious/Depressed and Attention Problems.
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Maternal Prenatal Urinary Phthalate Metabolite Concentrations and Child Mental, Psychomotor, and Behavioral Development at 3 Years of Age
Robin M. Whyatt,Xinhua Liu,Virginia Rauh,Antonia M. Calafat,Allan C. Just,Lori Hoepner,Diurka Diaz,James W. Quinn,Jennifer J. Adibi,Frederica P. Perera,Pam Factor-Litvak +10 more
TL;DR: Certain prenatal phthalate exposures may decrease child mental and motor development and increase internalizing behaviors.