Evidence of effects of environmental chemicals on the endocrine system in children

Pediatrics

Volumn 112, Issue 1 II, 2003, Pages 247-252

  Rogan, Walter J ^a   Ragan, N Beth ^b  

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

^b NONE

Author keywords

Child; Endocrine disruptors; Lactation; Puberty; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; CHLORPHENOTANE; PESTICIDE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

ADOLESCENCE; AGE; CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT; CHEMICAL WASTE; CHILD GROWTH; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; LACTATION; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL MATURATION; THYROID FUNCTION; WEANING;

ADOLESCENT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; DICHLORODIPHENYL DICHLOROETHYLENE; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; MALE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PUBERTY; SEX RATIO;

EID: 0037743489     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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