Association between perfluorinated compound concentrations in cord serum and birth weight using multiple regression models

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 59, Issue , 2016, Pages 53-59

  Lee, Eung Sun ^a   Han, Sehee ^b   Oh, Jeong Eun ^a  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Cord serum; Exposure; Multiple regression model; Perfluoroalkyl compounds

Indexed keywords

ALKANESULFONIC ACID; FLUOROCARBON; OCTANOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PERFLUOROOCTANESULFONIC ACID; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID; POLLUTANT;

ADVERSE EFFECTS; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG EFFECTS; FEMALE; FETUS BLOOD; HUMAN; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; POLLUTANT; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOUTH KOREA;

ALKANESULFONIC ACIDS; BIRTH WEIGHT; CAPRYLATES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; FLUOROCARBONS; HUMANS; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84957094510     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: 18731708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2015.10.020     Document Type: Article

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