Atrazine and pregnancy outcomes: A systematic review of epidemiologic evidence

Birth Defects Research Part B - Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 215-236

  Goodman, Michael ^a   Mandel, Jack S ^b   Desesso, John M ^b,c   Scialli, Anthony R ^d  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EXPONENT INC   (United States)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Tetra Tech Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrazine; Birth defects; Fetal growth; Low birth weight; Malformations; Pregnancy; Prematurity; Small for gestational age; Spontaneous abortion; Triazines

Indexed keywords

ATRAZINE; HERBICIDE;

BIRTH DEFECT; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANIMAL; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; PATHOLOGY; PREGNANCY;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ANIMALS; ATRAZINE; BIRTH WEIGHT; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HERBICIDES; HUMANS; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

EID: 84902688960     PISSN: 15429733     EISSN: 15429741     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bdrb.21101     Document Type: Review

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