Neural tube defects and drinking water disinfection by-products

Epidemiology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 383-390

  Klotz, Judith B ^a   Pyrch, Laurie A ^a  

^a New Jersey Dept Hlth and Sr Serv   (United States)

Author keywords

Disinfection by products; Drinking water; Folates; Haloacetic acids; Haloacetonitriles; Neural tube defects; Spina bifida; Trihalomethanes

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ACETONITRILE DERIVATIVE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; DRINKING WATER; FOLIC ACID; TRIHALOMETHANE;

ARTICLE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISINFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FLUID INTAKE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NEWBORN; PATHOGENESIS; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 0032999397     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001648-199907000-00008     Document Type: Article

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