Bisphenol a exposure and asthma development in school-age children: A longitudinal study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2014, Pages

  Kim, Kyoung Nam ^a   Kim, Jin Hee ^a   Kwon, Ho Jang ^b   Hong, Soo Jong ^c   Kim, Byoung Ju ^d   Lee, So Yeon ^e   Hong, Yun Chul ^a   Bae, Sanghyuk ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Dankook University   (South Korea)

^c University of Ulsan   (South Korea)

^d Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^e Hallym University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; BENZHYDRYL DERIVATIVE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE;

ABNORMAL RESPIRATORY SOUND; ASTHMA; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; SCHOOL; URINE;

ASTHMA; BENZHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PHENOLS; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; SCHOOLS;

EID: 84908665187     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0111383     Document Type: Article

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