Controversy: Neonatal exposure to plasticizers in the NICU

MCN The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 244-249

  Pak, Victoria M ^a   Nailon, Regina E ^b   McCauley, Linda A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b Algent Health System   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative medical devices; Neonates; Phthalates; Plasticizer

Indexed keywords

PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; PLASTICIZER;

ANIMAL; BODY BURDEN; BODY SIZE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DANGEROUS GOODS; DISEASE MODEL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; METABOLIC CLEARANCE RATE; METABOLISM; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN NURSING; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREMATURITY; REVIEW; SAFETY;

ANIMALS; BODY BURDEN; BODY SIZE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DIETHYLHEXYL PHTHALATE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; METABOLIC CLEARANCE RATE; NEONATAL NURSING; NURSE'S ROLE; PLASTICIZERS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 34547660276     PISSN: 0361929X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NMC.0000281965.45905.c0     Document Type: Review

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