Economic activity and congenital anomalies: An ecologic study in Argentina

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 193-197

  Castilla, Eduardo E ^a,b   Campaña, Hebe ^c   López Camelo, Jorge S ^c   Echegaray, M ^d   Alazard, C ^d   De Rosas, C ^d   Negri, C ^d   Picon, C ^d   Saleme, C ^d   Riveles, C ^d   Mereb, J C ^d   Salgado, L ^d   Mussi, M ^d   Lerner, M ^d   Rittler, M ^d   Roubicek, M ^d   Lombardelli, R ^d   Morales, S ^d  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b Centro De Educacion Medica e Investigaciones Clinicas Norberto QuirnoEscuela de Medicina   (Argentina)

^c Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biologia Celular   (Argentina)

^d ECLAMA ^*

Author keywords

Anencephaly; Automotive industry; Congenital anomaly; Fur dyeing; Industrial activity; Pes equinovarus; Textile

Indexed keywords

ANENCEPHALUS; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; ECOLOGY; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PES EQUINOVARUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0034043742     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.00108193     Document Type: Article

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