Phthalate exposure and pubertal development in a longitudinal study of US girls

Human Reproduction

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1558-1566

  Wolff, M S ^a   Teitelbaum, S L ^a   McGovern, K ^a   Windham, G C ^b   Pinney, S M ^c   Galvez, M ^a   Calafat, A M ^d   Kushi, L H ^e   Biro, F M ^f  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^e DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^f CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

biomarkers; environmental; girls; phthalates; puberty

Indexed keywords

DRUG METABOLITE; PHTHALIC ACID; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; POLLUTANT;

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; BREAST DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAIR GROWTH; HAZARD RATIO; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBERTY; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFECTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; POLLUTANT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TIME; URINE;

ADOLESCENT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY SIZE; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; NEW YORK CITY; OHIO; PHTHALIC ACIDS; PUBERTY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAN FRANCISCO; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84902674913     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deu081     Document Type: Article

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