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Using machine learning to investigate the influence of the prenatal chemical exposome on neurodevelopment of young children

England-Mason, Gillian, MacEachern, Sarah J., Amador, Kimberly, Soomro, Munawar Hussain, Reardon, Anthony J.F., MacDonald, Amy M., Kinniburgh, David W., Letourneau, Nicole, Giesbrecht, Gerald F., Martin, Jonathan W., Forkert, Nils D., Dewey, Deborah·2025·NeuroToxicology
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England-Mason, G., MacEachern, S. J., Amador, K., Soomro, M. H., Reardon, A. J. F., MacDonald, A. M., Kinniburgh, D. W., Letourneau, N., Giesbrecht, G. F., Martin, J. W., Forkert, N. D., & Dewey, D.
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NeuroToxicology
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Elsevier BV
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2025-05
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108
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218-230
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0161-813X
DOI
10.1016/j.neuro.2025.04.001
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  • National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
  • Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute
  • Canada Research Chairs
  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research (HTA-472411, MOP-123535, PG-425614)
  • Alberta Innovates - Health Solutions
  • National Institutes of Health

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