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SUBMITTER: Rahman ML
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5623127 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Rahman Mohammad L ML Valeri Linda L Kile Molly L ML Mazumdar Maitreyi M Mostofa Golam G Qamruzzaman Qazi Q Rahman Mahmudur M Baccarelli Andrea A Liang Liming L Hauser Russ R Christiani David C DC
Environment international 20170805
<h4>Background</h4>Shortening of gestation and intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) are the two main determinants of birthweight. Low birthweight has been linked with prenatal arsenic exposure, but the causal relation between arsenic and birthweight is not well understood.<h4>Objectives</h4>We applied a quantile causal mediation analysis approach to determine the association between prenatal arsenic exposure and birthweight in relation to shortening of gestation and IUGR, and whether the susce ...[more]