Persistent high exposure to exogenous phthalates and endogenous sex hormones associated with early pubertal onset among children: A 3.5-year longitudinal cohort study in China

Persistent high exposure to exogenous phthalates and endogenous sex hormones associated with early pubertal onset among children: A 3.5-year longitudinal cohort study in China

Background: Early onset of puberty could have significant impacts on childhood health, but the extent to which it was affected by phthalate esters (PAEs) and sex hormone disruption was not understood. The aim of this study is to investigate the associations between exposure to PAEs and sex hormone d...

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Main Authors: Jieyu Liu, Di Gao, Yanhui Li, Xinli Song, Manman Chen, Qi Ma, Xinxin Wang, Mengjie Cui, Tongjun Guo, Li Chen, Yi Zhang, Wen Yuan, Tao Ma, Jianuo Jiang, Yanhui Dong, Zhiyong Zou, Jun Ma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-09-01
Series:Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
Subjects:
Phthalate Metabolites
Sex hormones, Puberty onset
Children
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0147651323007030

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