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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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Very low prenatal exposure to lead and mental development of children in infancy and early childhood: Krakow prospective cohort study.
Wieslaw Jedrychowski,Frederica P. Perera,Jeffery J. Jankowski,Dorota Mrozek-Budzyn,Elzbieta Mroz,Elzbieta Flak,Susan Edwards,Anita Skarupa,Ilona Lisowska-Miszczyk +8 more
TL;DR: The results of the study demonstrate that the neurotoxic impact of very low levels of prenatal lead exposure (below 5 μg/dl) may occur in infants and very young children, and suggest a revision of established health guidelines for prenatal lead Exposure criteria.
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The significance of DNA and protein adducts in human biomonitoring studies.
TL;DR: IntroductIOn 255 Methods and human appllcnion, biological rationa/.
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Persistent Associations between Maternal Prenatal Exposure to Phthalates on Child IQ at Age 7 Years.
Pam Factor-Litvak,Beverly J. Insel,Antonia M. Calafat,Xinhua Liu,Frederica P. Perera,Virginia Rauh,Robin M. Whyatt +6 more
TL;DR: Maternal prenatal urinary metabolite concentrations measured in late pregnancy of DnBP and DiBP are associated with deficits in children’s intellectual development at age 7 years, and results are of public health significance.
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DNA adducts, protein adducts, and sister chromatid exchange in cigarette smokers and nonsmokers.
Frederica P. Perera,Regina M. Santella,D. Brenner,Miriam C. Poirier,A A Munshi,H. K. Fischman,J Van Ryzin +6 more
TL;DR: The results support the need for batteries of markers to detect and to quantify the carcinogenic dose to humans resulting from both specific and "background" environmental exposures.
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Effect of exclusive breastfeeding on the development of children’s cognitive function in the Krakow prospective birth cohort study
Wieslaw Jedrychowski,Frederica P. Perera,Jeffrey Jankowski,Maria Butscher,Elzbieta Mroz,Elzbieta Flak,Irena Kaim,Ilona Lisowska-Miszczyk,Anita Skarupa,Agata Sowa +9 more
TL;DR: The results of the study support the WHO expert recommendations on exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months and provide evidence that even a shorter duration of exclusive breastfeeding in early infancy produces beneficial effects on the cognitive development of children.