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- Title
Maternal occupational exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: effects on gastroschisis among offspring in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study.
- Authors
Lupo, Philip J; Langlois, Peter H; Reefhuis, Jennita; Lawson, Christina C; Symanski, Elaine; Desrosiers, Tania A; Khodr, Zeina G; Agopian, A J; Waters, Martha A; Duwe, Kara N; Finnell, Richard H; Mitchell, Laura E; Moore, Cynthia A; Romitti, Paul A; Shaw, Gary M; National Birth Defects Prevention Study
- Abstract
Exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) occurs in many occupational settings. There is evidence in animal models that maternal exposure to PAHs during pregnancy is associated with gastroschisis in offspring; however, to our knowledge, no human studies examining this association have been conducted.
- Publication
Environmental health perspectives, 2012, Vol 120, Issue 6, p910
- ISSN
1552-9924
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1289/ehp.1104305