Assessing exposure to organophosphorus pesticides by biomonitoring in epidemiologic studies of birth outcomes

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 494-498

  Needham, Larry L ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Chlorpyrifos; Cord blood; Organophosphorus insecticides; Urine

Indexed keywords

ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BIRTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

CALIFORNIA; CHLORPYRIFOS; COHORT STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; NEW YORK CITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

EID: 18044379803     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.7490     Document Type: Article

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