Neonatal serum p,p′-DDE concentrations in Germany: Chronological changes during the past 20 years and proposed tolerance level

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 31-35

  Lackmann, Gerd M ^a,b  

^a Outpatient Paediatric Office   (Germany)

^b NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD LEVEL; BODY BURDEN; CAPILLARY GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; CENTRIFUGATION; CHRONOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON CAPTURE DETECTION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GROWTH RETARDATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEWBORN; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SMOKING HABIT; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; VENOUS BLOOD;

BODY BURDEN; DICHLORODIPHENYL DICHLOROETHYLENE; FEMALE; GERMANY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 13844318817     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2004.00621.x     Document Type: Article

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