Biomarker measurements of prenatal exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (Pcb) in umbilical cord blood from postpartum hispanic women in Brownsville, Texas

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues

Volumn 76, Issue 22, 2013, Pages 1225-1235

  Sexton, Ken ^a   Salinas, Jennifer J ^a   McDonald, Thomas J ^b   Gowen, Rose M Z ^a   Miller, Rebecca P ^c   McCormick, Joseph B ^a   Fisher Hoch, Susan P ^a  

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

^b TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c Kinder Morgan   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DIABETES MELLITUS; ELECTRON CAPTURE DETECTION; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MATERNAL BLOOD; OBESITY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; TEXAS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84889572993     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287394.2013.848744     Document Type: Article

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