Does perchlorate in drinking water affect thyroid function in newborns or school-age children?

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 603-612

  Crump, Casey ^a,h   Michaud, Patricio ^b   Téllez, Rafael ^b   Reyes, Carlos ^b   Gonzalez, Gilberto ^b   Montgomery, Errol L ^c   Crump, Kenny S ^d   Lobo, Gabriel ^e   Becerra, Carlos ^f   Gibbs, John P ^g  

^a ICF Consulting   (United States)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^c Errol L Montgomery and Associates Inc   (United States)

^d ICF Consulting   (United States)

^e HOSPITAL SAN JUAN DE DIOS   (Chile)

^f Ministerio de Salud de Chile   (Chile)

^g ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION   (United States)

^h NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; PERCHLORATE; THYROTROPIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SCHOOL CHILD; THYROID FUNCTION; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 0034044319     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043764-200006000-00009     Document Type: Article

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