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SUBMITTER: Jackson LW
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2818264 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Reproductive toxicology (Elmsford, N.Y.) 20091009 1
Research suggests that exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) may result in decreased child growth, though the critical window(s) are unclear. We investigated the association between PCBs and child size at age 24 months (n=44). PCBs were measured in first trimester serum, breast milk, and child serum at age 24 months, and dichotomized at the median. Age- and gender-specific z-scores were calculated for anthropometric measures. Using linear regression, we observed no significant changes in ...[more]