Maternal exposure to high levels of dioxins in relation to birth weight in women affected by Yusho disease

Environment International

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 79-86

  Tsukimori, Kiyomi ^a   Uchi, Hiroshi ^b,c   Mitoma, Chikage ^b,c   Yasukawa, Fumiko ^b,c   Chiba, Takahito ^b,c   Todaka, Takashi ^b   Kajiwara, Junboku ^d   Yoshimura, Takesumi ^d   Hirata, Teruaki ^d   Fukushima, Kotaro ^c   Wake, Norio ^c   Furue, Masutaka ^b,c  

^a FUKUOKA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d FUKUOKA INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Dioxin; Environmental exposure; Gender; Maternal blood; Yusho

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

BIRTH WEIGHT; DIOXIN; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GENDER; MATERNAL BLOODS; YUSHO;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; DIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN;

DIOXIN; GENDER ISSUE; PCB; PCDD; PCDF; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; WEIGHT; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GROWTH RETARDATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; YUSHO DISEASE;

JAPAN;

EID: 80053606831     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2011.08.010     Document Type: Article

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