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Gender-related decrease in Raven's progressive matrices scores in children prenatally exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls and related contaminants

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  1. Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, National Cheng Kung, 138 Sheng Li Road, Tainan, Taiwan 70428, Republic of China

    Y. L. Guo

  2. Department of Psychiatry, National Cheng Kung, University Medical College, 138 Sheng Li Road, Tainan, Taiwan 70428, Republic of China

    T. -J. Lai, S. -J. Chen & C. -C. Hsu

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Guo, Y.L., Lai, T.J., Chen, S.J. et al. Gender-related decrease in Raven's progressive matrices scores in children prenatally exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls and related contaminants. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 55, 8–13 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00212382

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