An exploratory study of ambient air toxics exposure in pregnancy and the risk of neuroblastoma in offspring

Environmental Research

Volumn 127, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-6

  Heck, Julia E ^a   Park, Andrew S ^a   Qiu, Jiaheng ^a   Cockburn, Myles ^b   Ritz, Beate ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Benzene; Embryonal neoplasms; Neuroblastoma; Prenatal exposure

Indexed keywords

CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CHROMIUM; DIBENZ[A,H]ANTHRACENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BENZENE; CANCER; CARBON; CHROMIUM; ETIOLOGY; HEALTH RISK; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY;

AIR POLLUTION; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROBLASTOMA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AIR POLLUTION; BENZENE; EMBRYONAL NEOPLASMS; NEUROBLASTOMA; PRENATAL EXPOSURE;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; BENZ(A)ANTHRACENES; CALIFORNIA; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; NEUROBLASTOMA; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PYRENES; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84888375237     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2013.09.002     Document Type: Article

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