Birth delivery mode modifies the associations between prenatal polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) and polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) and neonatal thyroid hormone levels.

Herbstman, Julie B; Sjödin, Andreas; Apelberg, Benjamin J; Witter, Frank R; Halden, Rolf U; Patterson, Donald G; Panny, Susan R; Needham, Larry L; Goldman, Lynn R

Herbstman, Julie B; Sjödin, Andreas; Apelberg, Benjamin J; Witter, Frank R; Halden, Rolf U; Patterson, Donald G; Panny, Susan R; Needham, Larry L; Goldman, Lynn R.

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Herbstman JB; Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Columbia Mailman School of Public Health, New York, New York 10032, USA. jh2678@columbia.edu

Environ Health Perspect ; 116(10): 1376-82, 2008 Oct.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18941581

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Delivery, Obstetric/methods; Maternal Exposure; Polybrominated Biphenyls/toxicity; Polychlorinated Biphenyls/toxicity; Thyroid Hormones/blood; Adult; Environmental Exposure; Female; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Pregnancy

Key words

children; cord blood; endocrine disruption; environmental health; polybrominated diphenyl ethers; polychlorinated biphenyls; thyroid hormones

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Thyroid Hormones / Polychlorinated Biphenyls / Polybrominated Biphenyls / Maternal Exposure / Delivery, Obstetric Type of study: Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Newborn / Pregnancy Language: En Journal: Environ Health Perspect Year: 2008 Type: Article Affiliation country: United States

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