The influence of the environment and other exogenous agents on spontaneous abortion risk

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part B: Critical Reviews

Volumn 11, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 221-241

  Weselak, Mandy ^a,b,d   Arbuckle, Tye E ^a,c   Walker, Mark C ^a,b   Krewski, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c Environmental Health Center   (Canada)

^d Environmental Health Centre Ottawa   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANESTHETIC GAS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ARSENIC; CAFFEINE; CHEMICAL AGENT; DIOXIN; DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL; HEAVY METAL; HERBICIDE; ILLICIT DRUG; LEAD; ORGANIC SOLVENT; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; PESTICIDE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; SULFONYLUREA; TERATOGENIC AGENT; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADVERSE OUTCOME; CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT; CONTAMINATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC RISK; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIA; IMMUNOTOXICITY; LIFESTYLE; MEDLINE; METABOLIC DISORDER; NOISE; NONHUMAN; PEER REVIEW; PREGNANCY; RADIATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SHIFT WORKER; SMOKING; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; THROMBOPHILIA;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 41349083794     PISSN: 10937404     EISSN: 15216950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10937400701873530     Document Type: Review

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