Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene concentrations in umbilical cord of newborns and determinant maternal factors

Journal of Applied Toxicology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 27-34

  Barraza Vázquez, Antonio ^a   Borja Aburto, Víctor Hugo ^a   Bassol Mayagoitia, Susana ^b   Monrroy, Antonio ^c   Recio Vega, Rogelio ^b,d  

^a INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

^b Centro de Investigación Biomédica   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE MORELOS   (Mexico)

^d Universidad Autonoma de Coahuila School of Medicine of Torreon Autonomous University of Coahuila   (Mexico)

Author keywords

DDE; DDT; Umbilical cord

Indexed keywords

CHLORPHENOTANE; DICHLORODIPHENYLDICHLOROETHYLENE; ETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BREAST FEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPLOITATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; UMBILICAL CORD; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DDT; DICHLORODIPHENYL DICHLOROETHYLENE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LACTATION; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MEXICO; PESTICIDES; PREGNANCY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UMBILICAL CORD;

EID: 38349030362     PISSN: 0260437X     EISSN: 10991263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jat.1247     Document Type: Article

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