Opinion Editorial
Environmental Phthalate Exposure and the Odds of Preterm Birth An Important Contribution to Environmental Reproductive Epidemiology Shanna H. Swan, PhD
In this issue of JAMA Pediatrics, Ferguson et al1 make an important public health contribution by demonstrating a sizable impact of phthalates, a class of commonly used chemicals, on a health outcome of major public health concern: the growing burden of preterm birth. Worldwide, 15 million babies are born preterm (
Environmental Phthalate Exposure and the Odds of Preterm Birth An Important Contribution to Environmental Reproductive Epidemiology Shanna H. Swan, PhD
In this issue of JAMA Pediatrics, Ferguson et al1 make an important public health contribution by demonstrating a sizable impact of phthalates, a class of commonly used chemicals, on a health outcome of major public health concern: the growing burden of preterm birth. Worldwide, 15 million babies are born preterm (
