Perinatal dioxin exposure in The Netherlands - A long-term follow-up

International Journal of Environment and Health

Volumn 2, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 429-438

  Leijs, Marike M ^a,b   ten Tusscher, Gavin W ^c   Olie, Kees ^b   van Aalderen, William M C ^d   Vulsma, Tom ^d   Westra, Matthijs ^e   Oosting, Johannes ^f   Koppe, Janna G ^a,f  

^a EMMA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c Westfriesgasthuis ^*  (Netherlands)

^d ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e ZAANS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^f Ecobaby Foundation   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Brain development; Breast development; Dioxin; Environmental pollution; Follow up; Immunotoxicity; Lung function; Prospective cohort study; Thyroid hormone metabolism

Indexed keywords

EID: 55149098531     PISSN: 17434955     EISSN: 17434963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJENVH.2008.020934     Document Type: Article

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