When environmental chemicals act like uncontrolled medicine

Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 321-323

  Birnbaum, Linda S ^a  

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

Author keywords

Development; Endocrine disruptor; Environment; Regulation

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; CHLORPHENOTANE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL; INSULIN; PHTHALIC ACID BENZYL BUTYL ESTER; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ANOGENITAL DISTANCE; ASTHMA; AUTISM; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE CONTROL; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INSULIN RELEASE; LEAD POISONING; NONHUMAN; NOTE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ANIMALS; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL ILLNESS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; HEALTH TRANSITION; HUMANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84879462934     PISSN: 10432760     EISSN: 18793061     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tem.2012.12.005     Document Type: Note

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