Pubertal growth and development and prenatal and lactational exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls and dichlorodiphenyl dichloroethene

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 136, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 490-496

  Gladen, Beth C ^a   Ragan, N Beth ^a   Rogan, Walter J ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROWTH; HUMAN; LACTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY;

EID: 0033931191     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3476(00)90012-X     Document Type: Article

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