Relationship of perfluorooctanoic acid exposure to pregnancy outcome based on birth records in the mid-Ohio valley

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 120, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1201-1207

  Savitz, David A ^a   Stein, Cheryl R ^b   Elston, Beth ^a   Wellenius, Gregory A ^a   Bartell, Scott M ^c   Shin, Hyeong Moo ^c   Vieira, Veronica M ^d   Fletcher, Tony ^e  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fetal growth restriction; Perfluorooctanoic acid; Pregnancy; Pregnancy induced hypertension; Preterm birth; Stillbirth

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH CERTIFICATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; STILLBIRTH; TERM BIRTH; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ADULT; BIRTH CERTIFICATES; CAPRYLATES; FEMALE; FLUOROCARBONS; HUMANS; OHIO; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; WEST VIRGINIA;

EID: 84861691480     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1104752     Document Type: Article

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