Impact of perinatal dioxin exposure on infant growth: a cross-sectional and longitudinal studies in dioxin-contaminated areas in Vietnam.

Dioxin exposure levels remain elevated in residents living around former US Air Force bases in Vietnam, indicating potential adverse impacts on infant growth. In this study, 210 mother-infant pairs in dioxin-contaminated areas in Vietnam were recruited at the infants' birth and followed up for...

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Main Authors: Muneko Nishijo, Pham The Tai, Hideaki Nakagawa, Shoko Maruzeni, Nguyen Thi Nguyet Anh, Hoang Van Luong, Tran Hai Anh, Ryumon Honda, Yuko Morikawa, Teruhiko Kido, Hisao Nishijo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3398034?pdf=render