Congenital heart defects and parental occupational exposure to chemicals

Human Reproduction

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1510-1517

  Snijder, Claudia A ^a   Vlot, Ingrid J ^a   Burdorf, Alex ^a   Obermann Borst, Sylvia A ^a   Helbing, Willem A ^a   Wildhagen, Mark F ^a   Steegers, Eric A P ^a   Steegers Theunissen, Régine P M ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chemicals; Congenital heart defect; Job exposure matrix; Occupational exposure; Phthalates

Indexed keywords

ALKYL GROUP; CHEMICAL AGENT; CHLORINE DERIVATIVE; HEAVY METAL; PESTICIDE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHTHALIC ACID;

ADULT; AORTA COARCTATION; ARTICLE; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PHENOTYPE; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84860120582     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/des043     Document Type: Article

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