Association of maternal serum concentrations of 2,2', 4,4'5,5'-hexachlorobiphenyl (CB-153) and 1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis (p-chlorophenyl)-ethylene (p,p'-DDE) levels with birth weight, gestational age and preterm births in Inuit and European populations
Open Access
- 6 September 2010
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Environmental Health
- Vol. 9 (1), 56
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1476-069x-9-56
Abstract
Epidemiological studies on the association between maternal exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and fetal growth alteration report inconsistent findings which weights in favor of additional studies.Keywords
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