Bisphenol A, benzophenone-type ultraviolet filters, and phthalates in relation to uterine leiomyoma

Environmental Research

Volumn 137, Issue , 2015, Pages 101-107

  Pollack, A Z ^a,d   Buck Louis, G M ^a   Chen, Z ^a   Sun, L ^a   Trabert, B ^b   Guo, Y ^c   Kannan, K ^c  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzophenone; Bisphenol A; Fibroid; Phthalate; Ultraviolet filter

Indexed keywords

2,2' DIHYDROXYBENZOPHENONE; 2,2'4,4' TETRAHYDROXYBENZOPHENONE; 2,4 DIHYDROXYBENZOPHENONE; 4 HYDROXYBENZOPHENONE; 4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; BENZOPHENONE DERIVATIVE; CREATININE; OXYBENZONE; PHTHALIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BENZHYDRYL DERIVATIVE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; POLLUTANT; SUNSCREEN;

DISEASE TREATMENT; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; FILTER; PHTHALATE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; TUMOR;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FILTER; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; KIDNEY CONCENTRATING CAPACITY; LAPAROTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION FILTER; UTERUS MYOMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; DRUG EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LEIOMYOMA; METABOLISM; POLLUTANT; TOXICITY; UNITED STATES; URINE; UTERUS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BENZHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; BENZOPHENONES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEIOMYOMA; PHENOLS; PHTHALIC ACIDS; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; UNITED STATES; UTERUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84920904065     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2014.06.028     Document Type: Article

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