Flame Retardants in Placenta and Breast Milk and Cryptorchidism in Newborn Boys

BACKGROUND: Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are widely used in Western countries. OBJECTIVES: Because the prevalence of cryptorchidism appears to be increasing, we investigated whether exposure to PBDEs was associated with testicular maldescent. METHODS: In a prospective Danish–Finnish study,...

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Autores principales: Main, Katharina Maria, Kiviranta, Hannu, Virtanen, Helena Eeva, Sundqvist, Erno, Tuomisto, Jouni Tapio, Tuomisto, Jouko, Vartiainen, Terttu, Skakkebæk, Niels Erik, Toppari, Jorma
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 2007
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2022640/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17938745
http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.9924

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