Exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls and risk of neural-tube defects in a Mexican American population

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 233-237

  Suarez, Lucina ^a   Gilani, Zunera ^a   Felkner, Marilyn ^a   Brender, Jean ^b   Henry, Judy ^a   Hendricks, Kate ^c  

^a TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

^b TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Medical Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Case control studies; Environmental exposure; Mexican Americans; Neural tube defects; Polychlorinated biphenyls

Indexed keywords

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEXICO; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NEUROTOXICITY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 23044497421     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/oeh.2005.11.3.233     Document Type: Article

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