Prenatal exposure to phthalates and infant development at 6 months: Prospective mothers and children's environmental health (MOCEH) study

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 119, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1495-1500

  Kim, Yeni ^a   Ha, Eun Hee ^b   Kim, Eui Jung ^b   Park, Hyesook ^b   Ha, Mina ^c   Kim, Ja Hyeong ^d   Hong, Yun Chul ^e   Chang, Namsoo ^f   Kim, Bung Nyun ^g  

^a Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Ewha Womans University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Dankook University   (South Korea)

^d University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^e Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^f Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

^g Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Development; Di(2 ethylhexyl) phthalate; Dibutyl phthalate; Infant; Prenatal

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; MONO N BUTYL PHTHALATE; MONO(2 ETHYL 5 HYDROXYHEXYL)PHTHALATE; MONO(2 ETHYL 5 OXOHEXYL)PHTHALATE; PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PHTHALIC ACID DIBUTYL ESTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BAYLEY SCALES OF INFANT DEVELOPMENT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MATERNAL WELFARE; MENTAL DEVELOPMENT; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOMOTOR DEVELOPMENT; RATING SCALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH KOREA; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; URINALYSIS; URINE LEVEL;

ADULT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DIBUTYL PHTHALATE; DIETHYLHEXYL PHTHALATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHTHALIC ACIDS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; REPUBLIC OF KOREA;

EID: 80053460726     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1003178     Document Type: Article

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