Polychlorinated biphenyls: influence on birthweight and gestation.
Am J Public Health
; 74(10): 1153-4, 1984 Oct.
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ABSTRACT
Fifty-one infants born to women employed at two capacitor manufacturing facilities with a history of high exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) had a mean birthweight of 153 grams less than that of 337 infants born to women who had worked in low-exposure areas (90 per cent confidence interval, -286 to -20 g); mean gestational age was 6.6 days shorter in the high-exposure infants (90 per cent CI, -10.3 to -2.9 days). After adjusting for gestational age, the difference in birthweight was markedly reduced, indicating that the observed reduction in birthweight was due mainly to shortening of gestational age in the high-exposure group.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Peso ao Nascer
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Recém-Nascido Prematuro
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Bifenilos Policlorados
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Newborn
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Pregnancy
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Public Health
Ano de publicação:
1984
Tipo de documento:
Article