The effects of environmental contaminants in food on women's health

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 19-25

  Huffling, Katie ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug resistance; Environmental pollutants; Food contamination; Insulin like growth factor I; Methylmercury compounds; Pesticides; Polybrominated biphenyls

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AVOPARCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DIOXIN; METHYLMERCURY; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; PESTICIDE; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; RECOMBINANT GROWTH HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN C; TOXIN; VANCOMYCIN;

AGRICULTURE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CAMPYLOBACTER; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSUMER; COUNSELING; DIETARY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALMONELLA; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; MERCURY; PESTICIDES; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS; PREGNANCY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 30344435584     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmwh.2005.08.019     Document Type: Article

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