Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), DDT metabolites and pregnancy outcomes

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 156-164

  Kezios, Katrina L ^a   Liu, Xinhua ^a   Cirillo, Piera M ^b   Cohn, Barbara A ^b   Kalantzi, Olga I ^c   Wang, Yunzhu ^d   Petreas, Myrto X ^d   Park, June Soo ^d   Factor Litvak, Pam ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN   (Greece)

^d CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth weight; DDT; Endocrine disruptors; Length of gestation; Organochlorine pesticides; Prenatal exposures

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; 1,1,1 TRICHLORO 2 (2 CHLOROPHENYL) 2 (4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHANE; CHLORPHENOTANE; THYROID HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD SAMPLING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLLUTION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SMOKING; THYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; DDT; DICHLORODIPHENYL DICHLOROETHYLENE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871927205     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: 18731708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2012.10.013     Document Type: Article

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