Reproductive outcomes among women exposed to a brominated flame retardant in utero

Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 201-208

  Small, Chanley M ^a   Murray, Deanna ^a   Terrell, Metrecia L ^a   Marcus, Michele ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

brominated flame; fertility; PBB; polybrominated flame retardant; retardant; spontaneous abortion

Indexed keywords

FLAME RETARDANT; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST MILK; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; INFANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; BLOOD; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; FERTILITY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; INFERTILITY; LIMIT OF DETECTION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FLAME RETARDANTS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MICHIGAN; MILK, HUMAN; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856195764     PISSN: 19338244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19338244.2010.539640     Document Type: Article

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