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| Aimin ChenSummaryAffiliation: University of Cincinnati Country: USA Publications
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Thyroid hormones in relation to lead, mercury, and cadmium exposure in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2007-2008Aimin Chen
Department of Environmental Health, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Environ Health Perspect 121:181-6. 2013..Heavy metals, such as lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), and cadmium (Cd), are known toxicants, but their associations with the thyroid axis have not been well quantified at U.S. background levels...
Developmental neurotoxicants in e-waste: an emerging health concernAimin Chen
Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio 45267, USA
Environ Health Perspect 119:431-8. 2011..To provide updated information about the scope of the issue, presence of known and suspected neurotoxicants, toxicologic mechanisms, and current data gaps, we conducted this literature review...
Serum PBDEs and age at menarche in adolescent girls: analysis of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2003-2004Aimin Chen
Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, P O Box 670056, Cincinnati, OH 45267 0056, USA
Environ Res 111:831-7. 2011..Tetra- to hexa-BDE congeners are estrogenic, while hepta-BDE and 6-OH-BDE-47 are antiestrogenic. Most PBDEs also have antiandrogenic activity. It is not clear, however, whether PBDEs affect human reproduction...
Hydroxylated polybrominated diphenyl ethers in paired maternal and cord seraAimin Chen
Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Environmental Health, Center for Environmental Genetics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Environ Sci Technol 47:3902-8. 2013..Equal or higher levels of total OH-BDEs and total BDEs in cord serum were observed in 85% and 80% of the mother-neonate pairs, respectively. The study suggests fetuses might receive higher OH-PBDE and PBDE exposure than their mothers...
Assessment of personal exposure to manganese in children living near a ferromanganese refineryErin N Haynes
College of Medicine, Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA
Sci Total Environ 427:19-25. 2012..A child's location (home and school) relative to the refinery is a significant predictor of personal Mn exposure. Wind speed is also an important contributor to personal Mn exposure...
Subtypes of preterm birth and the risk of postneonatal deathBeena D Kamath-Rayne
Division of Neonatology and Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
J Pediatr 162:28-34.e2. 2013..To examine the differences in postneonatal death risk among 3 clinical subtypes of preterm birth: preterm premature rupture of membranes (PROM), indicated preterm birth, and spontaneous preterm labor...
Exposure to airborne metals and particulate matter and risk for youth adjudicated for criminal activityErin N Haynes
College of Medicine, Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA
Environ Res 111:1243-8. 2011..Furthermore, the influence of metals on the neurotoxic pathway leading to delinquent activity should be further explored...
