Browsing Artículos científicos by Author "Rifas-Shiman, Sheryl L."

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    • Early-life exposure to Perfluoroalkyl substances and childhood metabolic function 

      Fleisch, Abby F.; Rifas-Shiman, Sheryl L.; Mora, Ana Maria; Calafat, Antonia M.; Ye, Xiaoyun; Gibson, Heike; Gillman, Matthew W.; Oken, Emily; Sagiv, Sharon (Environmental Health Perspectives, 2017-03-01)
      Background: Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are synthetic chemicals that may persist in the environment and in humans. There is a possible association between early-life PFAS exposure and metabolic dysfunction in later ...

    • Prenatal Exposure to Perfluoroalkyl Substances and Adiposity in Early and Mid-Childhood 

      Mora, Ana Maria; Oken, Emily; Rifas-Shiman, Sheryl L.; Webster, Thomas; Gillman, Matthew W.; Calafat, Antonia M.; Ye, Xiaoyun; Sagiv, Sharon (Environmental Health Perspectives, 2017-03-01)
      Background: Few studies have examined whether prenatal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) is associated with childhood adiposity. Objective: We examined associations of prenatal exposure to PFASs with adiposity ...

    • Sociodemographic and Perinatal Predictors of Early Pregnancy Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance (PFAS) Concentrations 

      Sagiv, Sharon; Rifas-Shiman, Sheryl L.; Webster, Thomas; Mora, Ana Maria; Harris, Maria H.; Calafat, Antonia M.; Ye, Xiaoyun; Gillman, Matthew W.; Oken, Emily (American Chemical Society, 2015-09-02)
      Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs), used in food packaging and stain-resistant coatings, are suspected developmental toxicants that are ubiquitous and persistent in the environment. We measured plasma PFAS ...