Calculating summary statistics for population chemical biomonitoring in women of childbearing age with adjustment for age-specific natality

Environmental Research

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 149-155

  Axelrad, Daniel A ^a   Cohen, Jonathan ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b ICF INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Cotinine; In utero exposure; Mercury; Natality; NHANES; PCBs

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL AGENT; COTININE; MERCURY; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE;

AGE CLASS; BIOMONITORING; BIRTH RATE; CHILD HEALTH; CHILDBEARING; HEALTH SURVEY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BLOOD LEVEL; CALCULATION; CHILDBIRTH; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); BIRTH RATE; COTININE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MERCURY; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78751572661     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2010.10.002     Document Type: Article

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