Use of biocides and insect repellents and risk of hypospadias

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 196-200

  Dugas, J ^a,b,c   Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J ^a,b,c,d   Martinez, D ^a,b,c   Iszatt, N ^d   Nelson, P ^d   Elliott, P ^d  

^a CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY CREAL   (Spain)

^b INST MUNIC D INVESTIGACIO MEDICA   (Spain)

^c CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCIDE; INSECT REPELLENT;

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; HYPOSPADIAS; INTERVIEW; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGEON; UNITED KINGDOM;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DISINFECTANTS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOSPADIAS; INSECT REPELLENTS; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RISK FACTORS;

HEXAPODA;

EID: 77949348449     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: 14707926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2009.047373     Document Type: Article

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