EU regulation of endocrine disruptors: a missed opportunity

The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 649-650

  Kortenkamp, Andreas ^a   Bourguignon, Jean Pierre ^b   Slama, Rémy ^c   Bergman, Åke ^d   Demeneix, Barbara ^e   Ivell, Richard ^f   Panzica, GianCarlo ^g   Trasande, Leonardo ^h   Zoeller, R Thomas ⁱ  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^c INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED BIOSCIENCES   (France)

^d Swedish Toxicology Sciences Research Center   (Sweden)

^e MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^h NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; BIOCIDE; CARCINOGEN; CHLORPYRIFOS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; MUTAGENIC AGENT; PESTICIDE; THYROID HORMONE;

EUROPEAN UNION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LETTER; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; ANIMAL; DRUG CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES;

ANIMALS; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EUROPEAN UNION; HUMANS; PESTICIDES;

EID: 84989806958     PISSN: 22138587     EISSN: 22138595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2213-8587(16)30151-6     Document Type: Letter

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5. 5 Bourguignon, JP, Slama, R, Bergman, Å, et al. Science-based regulation of endocrine disrupting chemicals in Europe: which approach?. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol, 2016 published online June 13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2213-8587(16)30121-8.