Exposure to drinking water trihalomethanes and their association with low birth weight and small for gestational age in genetically susceptible women

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 4470-4485

  Danileviciute, Asta ^a   Grazuleviciene, Regina ^a   Vencloviene, Jone ^a   Paulauskas, Algimantas ^a   Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J ^b  

^a VYTAUTAS MAGNUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

^b CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY CREAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

GSTM1; GSTT1; LBW; SGA; Trihalomethanes

Indexed keywords

BROMODICHLOROMETHANE; CHLOROFORM; DRINKING WATER; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE M1; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE T1; TRIHALOMETHANE;

BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; BLOOD; CHILD HEALTH; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; DRINKING WATER; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HEALTH IMPACT; LOGISTICS; METABOLISM; PREGNANCY; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BATH; CASE CONTROL STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FETUS GROWTH; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE INTERACTION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; GSTM1 GENE; GSTT1 GENE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; INFANT; LITHUANIA; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

KAUNAS; LITHUANIA;

EID: 84871534605     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph9124470     Document Type: Article

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