Open AccessMaternal DDT Exposures in Relation to Fetal and 5-Year Growth
Author(s) -
Todd A. Jusko,
Thomas D. Koepsell,
Rebecca J. Baker,
Teri A. Greenfield,
Eric J. Willman,
M. Judith Charles,
Stuart W. Teplin,
Harvey Checkoway,
Irva HertzPicciotto
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.901
H-Index - 173
eISSN - 1531-5487
pISSN - 1044-3983
DOI - 10.1097/01.ede.0000232226.06807.90
Subject(s) - in utero , medicine , pregnancy , percentile , confidence interval , gestation , fetus , physiology , demography , biology , statistics , genetics , mathematics , sociology
Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) is an organochlorine pesticide still used in areas of the world where malaria vector control is needed. Few studies have examined in utero exposures to DDT in relation to fetal and early childhood growth in populations with substantial exposure to DDT. Furthermore, only a portion of these studies have investigated in utero exposures and growth during childhood.