Relationship of Perfluorooctanoic Acid Exposure to Pregnancy Outcome Based on Birth Records in the Mid-Ohio Valley
Author(s) -
David A. Savitz,
Cheryl R. Stein,
Beth Elston,
Gregory A. Wellenius,
Scott M. Bartell,
HyeongMoo Shin,
Verónica M. Vieira,
Tony Fletcher
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.1104752
Subject(s) - birth certificate , perfluorooctanoic acid , pregnancy , birth weight , medicine , low birth weight , small for gestational age , obstetrics , gestational age , live birth , fetal growth , demography , fetus , environmental health , population , chemistry , biology , sociology , environmental chemistry , genetics
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) is a potential cause of adverse pregnancy outcomes, but previous studies have been limited by low exposures and small study size.
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