Maternal phthalate exposure during early pregnancy and at delivery in relation to gestational age and size at birth: A preliminary analysis

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 65, Issue , 2016, Pages 59-66

  Watkins, Deborah J ^a   Milewski, Samantha ^b   Domino, Steven E ^b   Meeker, John D ^a   Padmanabhan, Vasantha ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Bisphenol A; Exposure; Gestational age; In utero; Phthalates

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; PHTHALIC ACID; BENZHYDRYL DERIVATIVE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY HEIGHT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MEDICAL RECORD; METABOLITE; OBSTETRIC DELIVERY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; URINALYSIS; BLOOD; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FETOMATERNAL TRANSFUSION; MALE; MICHIGAN; NEWBORN; POLLUTANT; PREGNANCY; SEX DIFFERENCE; URINE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BENZHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; BIRTH WEIGHT; COHORT STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; MICHIGAN; PHENOLS; PHTHALIC ACIDS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84978194325     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: 18731708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2016.06.021     Document Type: Article

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