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Pediatric Epidemiology Current research focuses on using birth cohorts to explore the perinatal exposure to phthalates, heavy metals and insecticides on mental and physical health in children.

Papers Guo J, Wu C, Qi X, Jiang S, Liu Q, Zhang J, Cao Y, Chang X, Zhou Z. Adverse associations between maternal and neonatal cadmium exposure and birth outcomes. Sci Total Environ. 2016 Sep 7. Shi H, Cao Y, Shen Q, Zhao Y, Zhang Z, Zhang Y. Association between urinary phthalates and pubertal timing in Chinese adolescents. J Epidemiol. 2015;25(9):574-82. Zhang Y, Cao Y, Shi H, Jiang X, Zhao Y, Fang X, Xie C. Could exposure to phthalates speed up or delay pubertal onset and development? A 1.5-year follow-up of a school-based population. Environ Int. 2015 Oct;83:41-9. Shen Q, Shi H, Zhang Y, Cao Y. Dietary intake and phthalates body burden in boys and girls. Arch Public Health. 2015 Feb 9;73(1):5. Cao Y, Chen A, Bottai M, Caldwell KL, Rogan WJ. The impact of succimer chelation on blood cadmium in children with background exposures: a randomized trial. J Pediatr. 2013 Aug;163(2):598-600.

Presentations January 24, 2013 The impact of succimer chelation on blood cadmium in children with background exposures: a randomized trial. Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.

Unit of Biostatistics, Nobels väg 13, Karolinska Institutet, 17177 Stockholm, Sweden