Risk of specific birth defects in relation to chlorination and the amount of natural organic matter in the water supply

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 156, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 374-382

  Hwang, Bing Fang ^a,b   Magnus, Per ^c   Jaakkola, Jouni J K ^a,d,e  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b DIWAN COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT   (Taiwan)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^d NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Abnormalities; Chemical; Chlorine compounds; Disinfection; Water pollution; Water purification

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE; ORGANIC MATTER;

CHILD HEALTH; CHLORINATION; DRINKING WATER; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK;

ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; CHLORINATION; COLOR; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; DISINFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NEWBORN; NORWAY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; URINARY TRACT MALFORMATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY;

ABNORMALITIES; ADULT; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; FEMALE; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, VENTRICULAR; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; NORWAY; ODDS RATIO; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PIGMENTATION; PREGNANCY; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

NORWAY;

EID: 0037103174     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwf038     Document Type: Article

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