Exposure to hexachlorobenzene during pregnancy increases the risk of overweight in children aged 6 years

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 97, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1465-1469

  Smink, Agnes ^a   Ribas Fito, Nuria ^a   Garcia, Raquel ^a   Torrent, Maties ^b   Mendez, Michelle A ^a   Grimalt, Joan O ^c   Sunyer, Jordi ^a,d  

^a INST MUNIC D INVESTIGACIO MEDICA   (Spain)

^b IB SALUT ^*  (Spain)

^c DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Children; Hexachlorobenzene; Obesity; Overweight

Indexed keywords

HEXACHLOROBENZENE;

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SPAIN;

EID: 51349110146     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2008.00937.x     Document Type: Article

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