Systematic review of the literature on triclosan and health outcomes in humans

Critical Reviews in Toxicology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 1-51

  Goodman, Michael ^a   Naiman, Daniel Q ^b   LaKind, Judy S ^c,d  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

^c LaKind Associates LLC   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

anti androgen; BEES C; epidemiology; ICC; PI(E)CO; short lived chemical; systematic review; Triclosan

Indexed keywords

SEX HORMONE; TRICLOSAN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ALLERGY; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL OUTCOME; CONCENTRATION PROCESS; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA EXTRACTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; META ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PUBERTY; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; STUDY DESIGN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THYROID FUNCTION; FEMALE; MALE;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; TRICLOSAN;

EID: 85036545227     PISSN: 10408444     EISSN: 15476898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10408444.2017.1350138     Document Type: Review

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