Urinary phthalate metabolites are associated with body mass index and waist circumference in Chinese school children.

Urinary phthalate metabolites are associated with body mass index and waist circumference in Chinese school children.

BACKGROUND: Lab studies have suggested that ubiquitous phthalate exposures are related to obesity, but relevant epidemiological studies are scarce, especially for children. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association of phthalate exposures with body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) in Chi...

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Main Authors: Hexing Wang, Ying Zhou, Chuanxi Tang, Yanhong He, Jingui Wu, Yue Chen, Qingwu Jiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3577690?pdf=render

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