Environmental phthalate exposure in relation to reproductive outcomes and other health endpoints in humans

Environmental Research

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 177-184

  Swan, Shanna H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anogenital distance; Genital dysmorphology; Phthalate syndrome; Phthalates

Indexed keywords

ANTIANDROGEN; PHTHALIC ACID; PHTHALIC ACID BENZYL BUTYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DIBUTYL ESTER;

ABNORMALITY; ETIOLOGY; HEALTH IMPACT; METABOLITE; NEONATE; PHTHALATE; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GENDER; PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; ENDPOINT DETERMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHTHALIC ACIDS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 52949101044     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2008.08.007     Document Type: Article

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