Assessment of reproductive disorders and birth defects in communities near hazardous chemical sites. II. Female reproductive disorders

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 11, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 231-242

  Scialli, Anthony R ^a   Swan, Shanna H ^b   Amler, Robert W ^c   Baird, Donna D ^d   Eskenazi, Brenda ^e   Gist, Ginger ^c   Hatch, Maureen C ^g   Kesner, James S ^k   Lemasters, Grace K ^h   Marcus, Michele ^f   Paul, Maureen E ⁱ   Schulte, Paul ^k   Taylor, Zachary ^c   Wilcox, Allen J ^d   Zahniser, Chris ^j  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f Columbia Univ Sch of Public Health ^*  (United States)

^g NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^j CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^k ATSDR Senior Medical Advisor ^*

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRONE; FOLLITROPIN; GLYCOPROTEIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PREGNANEDIOL; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; CHEMICAL WASTE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FETUS DEATH; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LACTATION DISORDER; MENSTRUAL IRREGULARITY; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY RATE; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031104714     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0890-6238(96)00107-4     Document Type: Article

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