Glyphosate and adverse pregnancy outcomes, a systematic review of observational studies

BMC Public Health

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  De Araujo, Jessica S A ^a   Delgado, Isabella F ^a   Paumgartten, Francisco J R ^b  

^a Oswaldo Cruz Foundation   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Abortion; Agricultural workers; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Birth defects; Congenital anomalies; Fecundity; Occupational exposure; Pesticides; Reproductive toxicity; Teratogenicity

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE; GLYPHOSATE; HERBICIDE;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGRICULTURE; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SOUTH AMERICA;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; AGRICULTURE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; GLYCINE; HERBICIDES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 85007569901     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-016-3153-3     Document Type: Review

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