Effects of environmental agents on the attainment of puberty: Considerations when assessing exposure to environmental chemicals in the National Children's Study

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 113, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1100-1107

  Wang, Richard Y ^a   Needham, Larry L ^a   Barr, Dana B ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Environmental chemicals; Exposure assessment; Hormonally active agents; National children's study; Puberty

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CHLORPHENOTANE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL; PHTHALIC ACID; PHYTOESTROGEN; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

AGE; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BRAIN DISEASE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIETARY INTAKE; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; LIFE CYCLE; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MATURATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; URINALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INORGANIC CHEMICALS; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PREGNANCY; PUBERTY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 23844436232     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.7615     Document Type: Article

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