Bisphenol A and human reproductive health

Expert Review of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 329-335

  Cantonwine, David E ^a   Hauser, Russ ^b   Meeker, John D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

birth weight; bisphenol A; epidemiology; fertility; human; pregnancy; preterm birth; reproductive health

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; CHILD GROWTH; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE FERTILITY; GESTATION PERIOD; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE FERTILITY; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 84880902431     PISSN: 17474108     EISSN: 17474116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/17474108.2013.811939     Document Type: Review

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