The Interaction of Agricultural Pesticides and Marginal Iodine Nutrition Status

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....as a Cause of Autism Spectrum Disorders

et al. (2007) recently reported on the results of their

investigation into the relationship between agricultural pesticides

and autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and found an association between

organochlorines and ASD. One possible mechanism for this relationship

is through thyroid disruption (Cheek et al. 1999)...

Environ Health Perspect. doi:10.1289/ehp.11010 available via

http://dx.doi.org [Online 27 March 2008]

Referencing: Maternal Residence Near Agricultural Pesticide

Applications and Autism Spectrum Disorders among Children in the

California Central Valley

http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2008/11010/letter.html

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