Weight and head circumference at birth in function of placental paraben load in Belgium: an ENVIRONAGE birth cohort study

• Main Authors: Karen Vrijens (Author), Ilse Van Overmeire (Author), Koen De Cremer (Author), Kristof Y. Neven (Author), Riccardo M. Carollo (Author), Christiane Vleminckx (Author), Joris Van Loco (Author), Tim S. Nawrot (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Parabens are a group of esters of para-hydroxybenzoic acid utilized as antimicrobial preservatives in many personal care products. Epidemiological studies regarding the adverse effects of parabens on fetuses are limited. The aim of this study was to determine the association betw...