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Frederica P. Perera

Researcher at Columbia University

Publications -  411
Citations -  33903

Frederica P. Perera is an academic researcher from Columbia University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Environmental exposure & Pregnancy. The author has an hindex of 95, co-authored 389 publications receiving 29553 citations. Previous affiliations of Frederica P. Perera include Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai & Natural Resources Defense Council.

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The Lancet Commission on pollution and health

Philip J. Landrigan, +49 more
- 19 Oct 2017 - 
TL;DR: This book is dedicated to the memory of those who have served in the armed forces and their families during the conflicts of the twentieth century.
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Prenatal exposure to pbdes and neurodevelopment

TL;DR: This epidemiologic study demonstrates neurodevelopmental effects in relation to cord blood PBDE concentrations, and indicates that children with higher concentrations of BDEs 47, 99, or 100 scored lower on tests of mental and physical development at 12–48 and 72 months.
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Environment and Cancer: Who Are Susceptible?

TL;DR: In this paper, molecular evidence indicates that specific groups-characterized by predisposing genetic traits or ethnicity, the very young, and women-may have heightened risk from certain exposures, which will necessitate revision of current risk assessment methodologies to explicitly account for individual variation in susceptibility to environmental carcinogens.
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Impact of Prenatal Chlorpyrifos Exposure on Neurodevelopment in the First 3 Years of Life Among Inner-City Children

TL;DR: Children exposed to higher, compared with lower, chlorpyrifos levels were significantly more likely to experience Psychomotor Development Index and Mental Development Index delays, attention problems, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder problems, and pervasive developmental disorder problems at 3 years of age.