Monitoring phthalate exposure in humans

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 361, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 20-29

  Latini, Giuseppe ^a,b  

^a PERRINO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endocrine disruptor; Fertility; General population; Human biological monitoring; Phthalates; Primary and secondary phthalate metabolites; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PLASTIC;

ACCURACY; AIR POLLUTION; ANALYTIC METHOD; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BIOTRANSFORMATION; BODY FLUID; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; LIVER TOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; URINALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; PHTHALIC ACIDS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 25644445313     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cccn.2005.05.003     Document Type: Review

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