The impact of environmental pollution on congenital anomalies

British Medical Bulletin

Volumn 68, Issue , 2003, Pages 25-45

  Dolk, Helen ^a   Vrijheid, Martine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUND; CHLORINE DERIVATIVE; DRINKING WATER; HEAVY METAL; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PESTICIDE; SOLVENT; TERATOGENIC AGENT;

AGRICULTURE; CHLORINATION; COMMUNITY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DISASTER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL RELEASE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; POLLUTION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ABNORMALITIES; AIR POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PUBLIC HEALTH; REFUSE DISPOSAL; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 1342283100     PISSN: 00071420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bmb/ldg024     Document Type: Review

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