Association between prenatal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances and asthma in 5-year-old children in the Odense Child Cohort

Association between prenatal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances and asthma in 5-year-old children in the Odense Child Cohort

Abstract Background Asthma is the most common non-communicable disease in children. Prenatal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs), a group of persistent environmental chemicals with endocrine disrupting abilities, has been associated with immunomodulation and may contribute to the aetiology...

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Main Authors: Iben Have Beck, Clara Amalie Gade Timmermann, Flemming Nielsen, Greet Schoeters, Camilla Jøhnk, Henriette Boye Kyhl, Arne Høst, Tina Kold Jensen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:Environmental Health
Subjects:
Perfluoroalkyl substances
PFAS
Prenatal exposure
Asthma
The Odense Child Cohort
Preschool
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12940-019-0541-z

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