Dietary phthalate exposure in pregnant women and the impact of consumer practices

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 6193-6215

  Serrano, Samantha E ^a   Karr, Catherine J ^b,c   Seixas, Noah S ^c   Nguyen, Ruby H N ^d   Barrett, Emily S ^e   Janssen, Sarah ^f   Redmon, Bruce ^g   Swan, Shanna H ^h   Sathyanarayana, Sheela ^a,b,c  

^a SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^h MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Consumer practices; Diet; Ecofriendly; Food; Organic; Phthalates; Pregnant women; Prenatal exposure; Unprocessed

Indexed keywords

BENZYLBUTYL PHTHALATE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; DI ISOBUTYL PHTHALATE; MONOBENZYL PHTHALATE; PHTHALIC ACID; PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DIBUTYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DIETHYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID ISOBUTYL ESTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

BIOMARKER; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DIET; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD PROCESSING; HEALTH RISK; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHTHALATE; PREGNANCY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONSUMER ATTITUDE; DIETARY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FOOD FREEZING; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HUMAN; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; PREGNANT WOMAN; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES; URINALYSIS; URINE LEVEL; VEGETABLE; ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS; CATERING SERVICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DECISION MAKING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD CONTAMINATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGANIC FOOD; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; URINE; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HABITS; FOOD SUPPLY; FOOD, ORGANIC; HUMANS; PHTHALIC ACIDS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMEN; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84902352081     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph110606193     Document Type: Article

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