Exposure of hospitalised pregnant women to plasticizers contained in medical devices

• Main Authors: Cécile Marie (Author), Sebti Hamlaoui (Author), Lise Bernard (Author), Daniel Bourdeaux (Author), Valérie Sautou (Author), Didier Lémery (Author), Françoise Vendittelli (Author), Marie-Pierre S (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Medical devices (MDs) in polyvinyl chloride (PVC) are not a well-known source of exposure to plasticizers, in particular during pregnancy. Because of its toxicity, the di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) has been replaced by other plasticizers such as di (isononyl)-cyclohexane-1,2...