Associations between bisphenol a exposure and reproductive hormones among female workers

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 13240-13250

  Miao, Maohua ^a   Yuan, Wei ^b   Yang, Fen ^a   Liang, Hong ^a   Zhou, Zhijun ^b   Li, Runsheng ^a   Gao, Ersheng ^a   Li, De Kun ^c,d  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF PLANNED PARENTHOOD RESEARCH   (China)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bisphenol A; Endocrine disruptors; Female hormones

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; HORMONE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; URINE;

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

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; URINE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BENZHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HORMONES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHENOLS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84944909867     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph121013240     Document Type: Article

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