Phthalates: Human exposure and related health effects

Dioxins and Health: Including Other Persistent Organic Pollutants and Endocrine Disruptors: Third Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 415-443

  Meeker, John D ^a   Ferguson, Kelly K ^a  

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

Author keywords

Phthalate biomarker measure, in adverse health effects; Phthalate exposure, appropriateness of exposure measures; Phthalates, human exposure and related health effects

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887236644     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118184141.ch13     Document Type: Chapter

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