Case-Control Study of Maternal Residential Atrazine Exposure and Male Genital Malformations

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 161, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 977-982

  Agopian, A J ^a   Lupo, Philip J ^b   Canfield, Mark A ^c   Langlois, Peter H ^c  

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

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrazine; Congenital malformations; Cryptorchidism; Epidemiology; Hypospadias

Indexed keywords

ATRAZINE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTORCHISM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOSPADIAS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE GENITAL TRACT MALFORMATION; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MICROPENIS; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RESIDENTIAL AREA; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ATRAZINE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DISORDERS OF SEX DEVELOPMENT; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; FEMALE; HERBICIDES; HUMANS; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TEXAS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84876788861     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.35815     Document Type: Article

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