Open AccessPrenatal Exposure to Bisphenol A and Child Wheeze from Birth to 3 Years of Age
Author(s) -
Adam J. Spanier,
Robert S. Kahn,
Allen R. Kunselman,
Richard Hornung,
Yingying Xu,
Antonia M. Calafat,
Bruce P. Lanphear
Publication year - 2012
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.1104175
Subject(s) - prenatal exposure , wheeze , environmental health , medicine , pregnancy , pediatrics , gestation , asthma , biology , immunology , genetics
Bisphenol A (BPA), an endocrine-disrupting chemical that is routinely detected in > 90% of Americans, promotes experimental asthma in mice. The association of prenatal BPA exposure and wheeze has not been evaluated in humans.
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