The Japan Environment and Children's Study (JECS): A preliminary report on selected characteristics of approximately 10 000 pregnant women recruited during the first year of the study

Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 452-458

  Michikawa, Takehiro ^a   Nitta, Hiroshi ^a   Nakayama, Shoji F ^a   Ono, Masaji ^a   Yonemoto, Junzo ^a   Tamura, Kenji ^a   Suda, Eiko ^a   Ito, Hiroyasu ^a   Takeuchi, Ayano ^a   Kawamoto, Toshihiro ^a,b   Saito, Hirohisa ^c   Kishi, Reiko ^d   Yaegashi, Nobuo ^e   Hashimoto, Koichi ^f   Yasumura, Seiji ^f   Mori, Chisato ^g   Hirahara, Fumiki ^h   Yamagata, Zentaro ⁱ   Inadera, Hidekuni ^j   Kamijima, Michihiro ^k   Konishi, Ikuo ^l   Iso, Hiroyasu ^m   Shima, Masayuki ⁿ   Fukumoto, Munetsugu ^o   Suganuma, Narufumi ^p   Hara, Toshiro ^q   Katoh, Takahiko ^r   more..

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHILD HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Japan)

^d HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f FUKUSHIMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^g CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^h YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI   (Japan)

^j UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

^k NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^l KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^m OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

ⁿ HYOGO COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^o TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^p KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^q KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^r KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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Author keywords

Birth cohort; Children; Environmental chemicals; Japan; Pregnant women

Indexed keywords

POLLUTANT;

ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT WELFARE; JAPAN; MALE; NEWBORN; POLLUTANT; PREGNANCY; TOXICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT WELFARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; JAPAN; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930738487     PISSN: 09175040     EISSN: 13499092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2188/jea.JE20140186     Document Type: Article

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