Perchlorate in drinking water during pregnancy and neonatal thyroid hormone levels in California

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1217-1224

  Steinmaus, Craig ^a,b,c   Miller, Mark D ^a,b   Smith, Allan H ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; PERCHLORATE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; UNITED STATES; WATER SUPPLY;

ADULT; CALIFORNIA; DRINKING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; ODDS RATIO; PERCHLORIC ACID; PREGNANCY; THYROID DISEASES; THYROID GLAND; THYROID HORMONES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650995495     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e3181fd6fa7     Document Type: Article

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