Relationship Between Perchlorate in Drinking Water and Neonatal Thyroid Hormone Levels in California

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Investigator: Tracey Woodruff, PhD, MPH
Sponsor: California Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Health Hazard Assessment

Location(s): United States

Description

Elevation in thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), which may reflect reduced thyroxin concentration, was assessed in 497,458 newborns in California in 1998.