| Document ID (ISN) | 111256 |
| CIS number |
10-0796 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1077-3525 - International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health |
| Year |
2008 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
van Larebeke N.A., Sasco A.J., Brophy J.T., Keith M.M., Gilbertson M., Watterson A. |
| Title |
Sex ratio changes as sentinel health events of endocrine disruption |
| Bibliographic information |
2nd quarter 2008, Vol. 14, No.2, p.138-143. 77 ref. |
| Internet access |
Sex_ratio_changes.pdf [in English]
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| Abstract |
This review article on sex ratio changes as an early indicator of endocrine disruption presents the findings of recent epidemiological and mechanistic studies. The sex ratio in human populations can be readily measured to ascertain whether reproductive effects, such as subtle birth defects of the reproductive tract caused by exposures to chemicals, might be occurring. Male to female sex ratios appear to be declining in populations in several parts of the globe, possibly as a result of prenatal exposures to chemicals. Sex ratio data for communities with unusual occupational or environmental exposures can be compiled using traditional epidemiological techniques. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
epidemiology; harmful substances; sex-linked differences; endocrine effects |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
research; literature survey |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
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| Browse category(ies) |
Biological hazards
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