Intake of phthalate-tainted foods and microalbuminuria in children: The 2011 Taiwan food scandal

Environment International

Volumn 89-90, Issue , 2016, Pages 129-137

  Tsai, Hui Ju ^a,b   Chen, Bai Hsiun ^a,c   Wu, Chia Fang ^b   Wang, Shu Li ^d   Huang, Po Chin ^d   Tsai, Yi Chun ^a   Chen, Mei Lien ^e   Ho, Chi Kung ^b,f   Hsiung, Chao A ^d   Wu, Ming Tsang ^a,b,c  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f Kaohsiung City Government   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Children; DEHP; Di (2 ethylhexyl) phthalate; Food scandal; Microalbuminuria; Phthalates

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; ESTERS; HEALTH RISKS; SURVEYS;

CHILDREN; DEHP; DI(2-ETHYLHEXYL)PHTHALATE; MICROALBUMINURIA; PHTHALATES;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION;

BETA 2 MICROGLOBULIN; N ACETYL BETA GLUCOSAMINIDASE; PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

BIOMARKER; CHILD HEALTH; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD POISONING; PHTHALATE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY INJURY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MICROALBUMINURIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; TAIWAN; URINALYSIS; ALBUMINURIA; ANALYSIS; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD SAFETY; KIDNEY FUNCTION TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

TAIWAN;

ALBUMINURIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIETHYLHEXYL PHTHALATE; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD SAFETY; HUMANS; KIDNEY FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; PHTHALIC ACIDS; PUBLIC HEALTH; TAIWAN; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

EID: 84956774695     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2016.01.015     Document Type: Article

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