Phthalate monoesters levels in the urine of young children

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 309-314

  Brock, J W ^a,c   Caudill, S P ^a   Silva, M J ^a   Needham, L L ^a   Hilborn, E D ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c WARREN WILSON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CARCINOGENICITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK ASSESSMENT; URINALYSIS; URINE LEVEL;

AGRICULTURE; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ESTERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PESTICIDES; PHTHALIC ACIDS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0036523669     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001280255     Document Type: Article

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