"Flame Retardants" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Materials applied to fabrics, bedding, furniture, plastics, etc. to retard their burning; many may leach out and cause allergies or other harm.
| Descriptor ID |
D005411
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.720.361
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| Concept/Terms |
Flame Retardants- Flame Retardants
- Retardants, Flame
- Fire Retardants
- Retardants, Fire
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Flame Retardants" by people in Profiles.
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Associations of Organophosphate Ester Flame Retardant Exposures during Pregnancy with Gestational Duration and Fetal Growth: The Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program. Environ Health Perspect. 2024 Jan; 132(1):17004.
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Prenatal Serum Concentrations of Brominated Flame Retardants and Autism Spectrum Disorder and Intellectual Disability in the Early Markers of Autism Study: A Population-Based Case-Control Study in California. Environ Health Perspect. 2017 08 30; 125(8):087023.
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Consumer Product Chemicals in Indoor Dust: A Quantitative Meta-analysis of U.S. Studies. Environ Sci Technol. 2016 10 04; 50(19):10661-10672.
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Cumulative Chemical Exposures During Pregnancy and Early Development. Curr Environ Health Rep. 2015 Dec; 2(4):367-78.
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Brominated Flame Retardants and Other Persistent Organohalogenated Compounds in Relation to Timing of Puberty in a Longitudinal Study of Girls. Environ Health Perspect. 2015 Oct; 123(10):1046-52.
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Does exposure to flame retardants increase the risk for preterm birth? J Reprod Immunol. 2015 Feb; 107:20-5.
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Body burdens of brominated flame retardants and other persistent organo-halogenated compounds and their descriptors in US girls. Environ Res. 2010 Apr; 110(3):251-7.