Environmental and urinary markers of prenatal exposure to drinking water disinfection by-products, fetal growth, and duration of gestation in the PELAGIE birth cohort (Brittany, France, 2002-2006)

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 175, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 263-275

  Costet, Nathalie ^a   Garlantézec, Ronan ^a,b   Monfort, Christine ^a   Rouget, Florence ^a,c   Gagnière, Bertrand ^a,d   Chevrier, Cécile ^a   Cordier, Sylvaine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b BREST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c Bien Naître en Ille et Vilaine Perinatal Network   (France)

^d Regional Health Agency of Bretagne   (France)

Author keywords

biological markers; fetal development; maternal exposure; pregnancy; premature birth; trichloroacetic acid; trihalomethanes; water purification

Indexed keywords

BROMODICHLOROMETHANE; BROMOFORM; CHLOROFORM; DIBROMOCHLOROMETHANE; DRINKING WATER; TAP WATER; TRICHLOROACETIC ACID; TRIHALOMETHANE;

ACETIC ACID; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; BIOMARKER; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISINFECTION; DRINKING WATER; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; METHANE; PREGNANCY; PURIFICATION; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS GROWTH; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FLUID INTAKE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; URINE;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DISINFECTANTS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRINKING WATER; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; FRANCE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LINEAR MODELS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRICHLOROACETIC ACID; TRIHALOMETHANES; WATER PURIFICATION;

BRETAGNE; FRANCE;

EID: 84856720120     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwr419     Document Type: Article

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