Prenatal exposure to the major DDT metabolite 1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethylene (DDE) and growth in boys from Mexico

Environmental Research

Volumn 110, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 595-603

  Cupul Uicab, Lea A ^a   Hernández Ávila, Mauricio ^b   Terrazas Medina, Efraín A ^c   Pennell, Michael L ^d   Longnecker, Matthew P ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b Ministry of Health   (Mexico)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body height; Body mass index; Child; Growth and development; Infant; Longitudinal study; Pp' DDE; Preschool

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; LIPID;

BODY MASS; BODY SHAPE; DDE; DDT; HEALTH RISK; METABOLITE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CHILDHOOD; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROWTH CURVE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MATERNAL SERUM; MEXICO; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; DDT; DICHLORODIPHENYL DICHLOROETHYLENE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MEXICO; PREGNANCY; YOUNG ADULT;

CHIAPAS; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

EID: 77954958589     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2010.06.001     Document Type: Article

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