Associations between Prenatal Exposure to Phthalates and Timing of Menarche and Growth and Adiposity into Adulthood: A Twenty-Years Birth Cohort Study
Phthalates are ubiquitous environmental chemicals with endocrine disrupting properties and potentially obesogenic effects. We hypothesised that antenatal phthalate exposure may influence growth and adiposity patterns in girls through childhood into adolescence. Among 1342 Raine Study singleton femal...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-04-01
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Series: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/9/4725 |