The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 140, Issue 1 , Pages 33-39 , January 2002

Childhood growth and exposure to dichlorodiphenyl dichloroethene and polychlorinated biphenyls

Received 26 December 2000 ,Revised 30 July 2001 ,Accepted 27 September 2001.

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☆ Supported by the Ministry of Environment, Energy, Youth, Family and Health, Hesse, Germany.

☆☆ The work of Scott Asakevich was covered by a grant from the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, No. H75/ATH582536-06.

★ Reprint requests: Wilfried Karmaus, MD, MPH, Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Michigan State University, 4660 S Hagadorn Rd, Suite 600, East Lansing, MI 48823.

PII: S0022-3476(02)30675-9

doi: 10.1067/mpd.2002.120764

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 140, Issue 1 , Pages 33-39 , January 2002

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