Cohort profile: the maternal-infant research on environmental chemicals research platform.
June 17, 2013
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Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology
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Arbuckle TE, Fraser WD, Fisher M, Davis K, et al. (53 authors in all)
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27(4):415-425.
Online here
Background: The Maternal-Infant Research on Environmental Chemicals (MIREC) Study was established to obtain Canadian biomonitoring data for pregnant women and their infants, and to examine potential adverse health effects of prenatal exposure to priority environmental chemicals on pregnancy and infant health.
Methods: Women were recruited during the first trimester from 10 sites across Canada and were followed through delivery. Questionnaires were administered during preg