Determinants of plasma concentrations of perfluoroalkyl substances in pregnant Norwegian women

Environment International

Volumn 54, Issue , 2013, Pages 74-84

  Brantsaeter A L ^a   Whitworth, K W ^b   Ydersbond, T A ^c   Haug, L S ^a   Haugen, M ^a   Knutsen, H K ^a   Thomsen, C ^a   Meltzer, H M ^a   Becher, G ^a   Sabaredzovic, A ^a   Hoppin, J A ^d   Eggesbo M ^a   Longnecker, M P ^d  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c STATISTICS NORWAY   (Norway)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Dietary exposure; Perfluoroalkyl substances; Pregnancy; Reproductive history

Indexed keywords

LINEAR REGRESSION; NUTRITION; OBSTETRICS; OPTIMIZATION; SURVEYS;

ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS; AKAIKE'S INFORMATION CRITERIONS; BREASTFEEDING; COHORT STUDIES; COVARIATES; DIETARY EXPOSURE; MATERNAL PLASMAS; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION MODELS; MULTIVARIATE MODELS; NON-TRIVIAL; PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES; PERFLUOROOCTANE SULFONATES; PERFLUOROOCTANOATE; PLASMA CONCENTRATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; REGRESSION MODEL;

PLASMAS;

PERFLUORO COMPOUND; PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCE; PERFLUOROHEXANE SULFONATE; PERFLUORONONANOIC ACID; PERFLUOROOCTANE; PERFLUOROOCTANESULFONIC ACID; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOACCUMULATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIET; FLUORINE; FOOD INTAKE; MATERNAL HEALTH; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; OPTIMIZATION; PLASMA; PREGNANCY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH;

ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD SAMPLING; BREAST FEEDING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH HAZARD; MATERNAL CARE; NONHUMAN; NORWAY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARITY; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHELLFISH; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

NORWAY;

EID: 84873706729     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2012.12.014     Document Type: Article

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