Association between drinking water disinfection and somatic parameters at birth

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 516-520

  Kanitz, Stefano ^a   Franco, Yaurana ^a   Patrone, Vittoriana ^a   Caltabellotta, Marta ^a   Raffo, Enrico ^a   Riggi, Cristina ^a   Timitilli, Daniela ^a   Ravera, Giambattista ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chlorination; Chlorine dioxide; Infants; Pregnancy outcomes; Water disinfection

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE DIOXIDE; DRINKING WATER; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CHLORINATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS OUTCOME; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; ITALY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN JAUNDICE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0029934584     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.96104516     Document Type: Article

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