Urinary phthalate metabolites and their biotransformation products: Predictors and temporal variability among men and women

Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 376-385

  Meeker, John D ^a   Calafat, Antonia M ^b   Hauser, Russ ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

biomarker; environment; metabolism

Indexed keywords

PHTHALIC ACID; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; URINE;

BIOTRANSFORMATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHTHALIC ACIDS;

EID: 84862561804     PISSN: 15590631     EISSN: 1559064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jes.2012.7     Document Type: Article

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