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SUBMITTER: Kingsley SL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6309672 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kingsley Samantha L SL Eliot Melissa N MN Kelsey Karl T KT Calafat Antonia M AM Ehrlich Shelley S Lanphear Bruce P BP Chen Aimin A Braun Joseph M JM
Environmental research 20180507
Exposure to poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), ubiquitous and persistent environmental contaminants, could be associated with adverse health outcomes, but there are limited longitudinal data assessing patterns and predictors of exposure during childhood. We quantified concentrations of eight different PFAS in sera collected from women during pregnancy and children at delivery and ages 3 and 8 years in 367 mother-child pairs enrolled in a prospective cohort from 2003 to 2006. In general, ...[more]