Exposure to disinfection by-products, fetal growth, and prematurity: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Epidemiology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 300-313

  Grellier, James ^a   Bennett, James ^a   Patelarou, Evridiki ^b   Smith, Rachel B ^a   Toledano, Mireille B ^a   Rushton, Lesley ^a   Briggs, David J ^a   Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J ^a,c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^c INST MUNIC D INVESTIGACIO MEDICA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; TRIHALOMETHANE;

DISINFECTION; FETUS GROWTH; FETUS OUTCOME; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WATER TREATMENT;

DISINFECTANTS; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE BIRTH; TRIHALOMETHANES; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 77951977762     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0b013e3181d61ffd     Document Type: Review

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