Risk of spontaneous abortion among women exposed to polybrominated biphenyls

Environmental Research

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 247-255

  Small, Chanley M ^a   Cheslack Postava, Keely ^b   Terrell, Metrecia ^a   Blanck, Heidi Michels ^c   Tolbert, Paige ^a   Rubin, Carol ^d   Henderson, Alden ^d   Marcus, Michele ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Miscarriage; Polybrominated biphenyls; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Pregnancy; Spontaneous abortion

Indexed keywords

POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYL;

ABORTION; AGE; DETECTION METHOD; HEALTH RISK; PCB; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONCEPTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MENARCHE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MICHIGAN; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PREGNANCY; RISK;

MICHIGAN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548388805     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2006.11.010     Document Type: Article

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