Environmental Contaminant Exposures and Preterm Birth: A Comprehensive Review
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IMPORTANCE Preterm birth is a leading cause of neonatal mortality, with a variety of contributing causes and risk factors. Environmental exposures represent a group of understudied, but potentially important, factors. Phthalate diesters are used extensively in a variety of consumer products worldwide. Consequently, exposure in pregnant women is highly prevalent. OBJECTIVE To assess the relati...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part B
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1093-7404,1521-6950
DOI: 10.1080/10937404.2013.775048