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Correction to: Occurrence of mental illness following prenatal and early childhood exposure to tetrachloroethylene (PCE)-contaminated drinking water: a retrospective cohort study

Environmental Health volume 19, Article number: 40 (2020) Cite this article

The Original Article was published on 20 January 2012

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https://doi.org/10.1186/1476-069X-11-2

Following publication of the original article [1], the author reported that, because of a programming error, incorrect sentences and incorrect Table 3 has been published. The correct sentences and Table 3 are shown below.

  1. 1)

    In the Abstract, the following sentence is correct; “No further increases in risk were observed with increasing exposure levels.”

  2. 2)

    In the Results section, the following sentence is correct; “No further increases in risk were observed with increasing exposure levels.”

  3. 3)

    In the Conclusions section, the following sentence is correct; “However, subjects with any prenatal and early childhood exposure had elevated risk of bipolar disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder.”

Table 3 Prenatal and Early Childhood Exposure to Tetrachloroethylene and the Risk of Mental Illness
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  1. Aschengrau, et al. Occurrence of mental illness following prenatal and early childhood exposure to tetrachloroethylene (PCE)-contaminated drinking water: a retrospective cohort study. Environ Health. 2012;11:2. https://doi.org/10.1186/1476-069X-11-2.

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  1. Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Talbot 3E, 715 Albany Street, Boston, MA, 02118, USA

    Ann Aschengrau, Patricia A. Janulewicz & Megan E. Romano

  2. Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Crosstown, 715 Albany Street, Boston, MA, 02118, USA

    Janice M. Weinberg

  3. Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Box 357236, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA

    Megan E. Romano

  4. Department of Environmental Health, Boston University School of Public Health, Talbot 4W, 715 Albany Street, Boston, MA, 02118, USA

    Lisa G. Gallagher, Veronica M. Vieira, Thomas F. Webster, Roberta F. White & David M. Ozonoff

  5. Data Coordinating Center, Boston University School of Public Health, Crosstown, 715 Albany Street, Boston, MA, 02118, USA

    Michael R. Winter & Brett R. Martin

  6. Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine, 72 East Concord Street, Boston, MA, 02118, USA

    Roberta F. White

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Aschengrau, A., Weinberg, J.M., Janulewicz, P.A. et al. Correction to: Occurrence of mental illness following prenatal and early childhood exposure to tetrachloroethylene (PCE)-contaminated drinking water: a retrospective cohort study. Environ Health 19, 40 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12940-020-00594-x

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