Environmental Chemicals in Pregnant Women in the United States: NHANES 2003–2004
Author(s) -
Tracey J. Woodruff,
Ami R. Zota,
Jackie M. Schwartz
Publication year - 2011
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.1002727
Subject(s) - national health and nutrition examination survey , biomonitoring , population , environmental health , chemical compound , pregnancy , pesticide , environmental chemistry , chemistry , toxicology , medicine , biology , toxicity , genetics , agronomy
Exposure to chemicals during fetal development can increase the risk of adverse health effects, and while biomonitoring studies suggest pregnant women are exposed to chemicals, little is known about the extent of multiple chemicals exposures among pregnant women in the United States.
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