Phthalates exposure and endocrinal effects: An epidemiological review

Journal of Food and Drug Analysis

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Huang, Po Chin ^a   Liou, Saou Hsing ^a   Ho, Ing Kan ^a   Chiang, Hung Che ^a   Huang, Hsin I ^a   Wang, Shu Li ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Endocrine; Infertility; Neurodevelopment; Phthalate; Reproduction; Thyroid function

Indexed keywords

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PHTHALIC ACID; STEROID; TESTOSTERONE; THYROID HORMONE; THYROXINE;

ANOGENITAL DISTANCE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; OBESITY; PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY; PREGNANT WOMAN; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; THYROID FUNCTION;

EID: 84875149172     PISSN: 10219498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6227/jfda.2012200401     Document Type: Review

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