Urinary bisphenol A concentrations in pregnant women

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 216, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 641-644

  Callan, Anna Carita ^a   Hinwood, Andrea Lee ^a   Heffernan, Amy ^b   Eaglesham, Geoff ^b   Mueller, Jochen ^b   Odland, Jon Øyvind ^c  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Bisphenol A; Maternal exposure; Urine

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; BENZHYDRYL DERIVATIVE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; POLLUTANT; PREGNANCY; URINE;

BISPHENOL A; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; URINE;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BENZHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; PHENOLS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84884595549     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2012.10.002     Document Type: Article

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