Urinary concentrations of bisphenol A in an urban minority birth cohort in New York City, prenatal through age 7 years

Environmental Research

Volumn 122, Issue , 2013, Pages 38-44

  Hoepner, Lori A ^a   Whyatt, Robin M ^a   Just, Allan C ^a   Calafat, Antonia M ^b   Perera, Frederica P ^a   Rundle, Andrew G ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bisphenol A; Child; Minority; Prenatal; Urine

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; BIRTH RATE; CHILD HEALTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEMOGRAPHIC HISTORY; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; HEALTH IMPACT; INNER CITY AREA; LATINO PEOPLE; METABOLITE; MINORITY GROUP; NEONATE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PHTHALATE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; URINE; XENOBIOTICS;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BENZHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; NEW YORK CITY; PHENOLS; PREGNANCY; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

COLUMBIA COUNTY [NEW YORK]; MANHATTAN ISLAND; NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; SOUTH BRONX; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84875069731     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2012.12.003     Document Type: Article

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