Invited commentary: Disinfection by-products and pregnancy loss - Lessons

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 164, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1052-1055

  Howards, Penelope P ^a   Hertz Picciotto, Irva ^b  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TAP WATER; TRIHALOMETHANE;

CHLORINATION; DISINFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FETOTOXICITY; FLUID INTAKE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

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

EID: 33845229538     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwj301     Document Type: Note

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