Exposure to drinking water disinfection by-products and pregnancy loss

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 164, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1043-1051

  Savitz, David A ^a,b   Singer, Philip C ^a   Herring, Amy H ^a   Hartmann, Katherine E ^a,c   Weinberg, Howard S ^a   Makarushka, Christina ^a  

^a IL   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abortion, spontaneous; Pregnancy; Water pollutants

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BROMINE DERIVATIVE; BROMODICHLOROMETHANE; BROMOFORM; CHLOROFORM; DIBROMOCHLOROMETHANE; HALIDE; HALOACETIC ACID; ORGANIC COMPOUND; TAP WATER; TRIHALOMETHANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

DISINFECTION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; DRINKING WATER; HALOGENATED HYDROCARBON; INFANT MORTALITY; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BATH; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FETUS RISK; FLUID INTAKE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; UNITED STATES; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DISINFECTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, HALOGENATED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RISK FACTORS; TRIHALOMETHANES; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845206294     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwj300     Document Type: Article

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