Phthalate exposure among pregnant women in Jerusalem, Israel: Results of a pilot study

Environment International

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 353-357

  Berman, Tamar ^a   Hochner Celnikier, Drorit ^b   Calafat, Antonia M ^c   Needham, Larry L ^c   Amitai, Yona ^d   Wormser, Uri ^a   Richter, Elihu ^e  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^d MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

^e HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Exposure; Phthalates; Pregnancy; Urinary metabolites

Indexed keywords

BIOMOLECULES; COSMETICS; ESTERS; GEOMETRY; METABOLITES;

BIOMONITORING; EXPOSURE; PHTHALATES; PREGNANCY; URINARY METABOLITES;

POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS;

BIOMONITORING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH RISK; METABOLITE; PHTHALATE; PREGNANCY; TOXICITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; ISRAEL; JERUSALEM [ISRAEL]; MIDDLE EAST;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 58349092507     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2008.08.010     Document Type: Article

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