Exposure to trihalomethanes and adverse pregnancy outcomes

Epidemiology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 484-489

  Gallagher, Michael D ^a   Nuckols, John R ^b   Stallones, Lorann ^b   Savitz, David A ^a  

^a IL   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorination; Disinfection by products; Exposure assessment; Geographic information systems; Low birthweight; Modeling; Preterm delivery; Trihalomethanes; Water supply

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; TRIHALOMETHANE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FETUS GROWTH; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0031864575     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001648-199809000-00003     Document Type: Article

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