articleEnvironmental Health PerspectivesJan 14, 2011DIAMOND OA

Environmental Chemicals in Pregnant Women in the United States: NHANES 2003–2004

University of California, San Francisco · Reproductive Science Center · +1 more institution

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Abstract

Background

Exposure to chemicals during fetal development can increase the risk of adverse health effects, and while biomonitoring studies suggest pregnant women are exposed to chemicals, little is known about the extent of multiple chemicals exposures among pregnant women in the United States.

Objective

We analyzed biomonitoring data from the National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey (NHANES) to characterize both individual and multiple chemical exposures in U.S. pregnant women.

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Keywords
  • National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
  • Biomonitoring
  • Population
  • Environmental health
  • Chemical compound
  • Pregnancy
  • Pesticide
  • Environmental chemistry
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