Drinking-Water Herbicide Exposure in Indiana and Prevalence of Small-for-Gestational-Age and Preterm Delivery | Zendy

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Drinking-Water Herbicide Exposure in Indiana and Prevalence of Small-for-Gestational-Age and Preterm Delivery

Author(s) -

Hugo OchoaAcuña,

Jane Frankenberger,

Leighanne Hahn,

Cristiery Carbajo

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

environmental health perspectives

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257

H-Index - 282

eISSN - 1552-9924

pISSN - 0091-6765

DOI - 10.1289/ehp.0900784

Subject(s) - atrazine , small for gestational age , medicine , pregnancy , confounding , gestation , confidence interval , gestational age , obstetrics , pesticide , biology , genetics , agronomy

Atrazine and other corn herbicides are routinely detected in drinking water. Two studies on potential association of atrazine with small-for-gestational-age (SGA) and preterm birth prevalence found inconsistent results. Moreover, these studies did not control for individual-level potential confounders.

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