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  • Relationship between urinary phthalate and bisphenol A concentrations and serum thyroid measures in U.S. adults and adolescents from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2007-2008.

    John D. Meeker;Kelly K. Ferguson

  • Distribution, Variability, and Predictors of Urinary Concentrations of Phenols and Parabens among Pregnant Women in Puerto Rico

    John D. Meeker;David E. Cantonwine;Luis O. Rivera-González;Kelly K. Ferguson

  • Environmental Phthalate Exposure and Preterm Birth

    Kelly K. Ferguson;Thomas F. McElrath;John D. Meeker

  • Variability in urinary phthalate metabolite levels across pregnancy and sensitive windows of exposure for the risk of preterm birth

    Kelly K. Ferguson;Thomas F. McElrath;Yi An Ko;Bhramar Mukherjee

  • Relationship between urinary triclosan and paraben concentrations and serum thyroid measures in NHANES 2007–2008

    Erika S. Koeppe;Kelly K. Ferguson;Justin A. Colacino;John D. Meeker

  • Urinary Phthalate Metabolites and Biomarkers of Oxidative Stress in Pregnant Women: A Repeated Measures Analysis

    Kelly K. Ferguson;Thomas F. McElrath;Yin Hsiu Chen;Bhramar Mukherjee

  • Urinary phthalate metabolites in relation to biomarkers of inflammation and oxidative stress: NHANES 1999-2006.

    Kelly K. Ferguson;Rita Loch-Caruso;John D. Meeker

  • Urinary Phthalate Metabolites Are Associated With Decreased Serum Testosterone in Men, Women, and Children From NHANES 2011–2012

    John D. Meeker;Kelly K. Ferguson

  • Associations between urinary phenol and paraben concentrations and markers of oxidative stress and inflammation among pregnant women in Puerto Rico

    Deborah J. Watkins;Kelly K. Ferguson;Liza V. Anzalota Del Toro;Akram N. Alshawabkeh

  • Phenols and parabens in relation to reproductive and thyroid hormones in pregnant women

    Amira M. Aker;Deborah J. Watkins;Lauren E. Johns;Kelly K. Ferguson

  • Associations between longitudinal serum perfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) levels and measures of thyroid hormone, kidney function, and body mass index in the Fernald Community Cohort.

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  • Urinary phthalate metabolite concentrations among pregnant women in Northern Puerto Rico: distribution, temporal variability, and predictors.

    David E. Cantonwine;José F. Cordero;Luis O. Rivera-González;Liza V. Anzalota Del Toro

  • Urinary phthalate metabolite associations with biomarkers of inflammation and oxidative stress across pregnancy in Puerto Rico.

    Kelly K. Ferguson;David E. Cantonwine;Luis O. Rivera-González;Rita Loch-Caruso

  • Environmental Contaminant Exposures and Preterm Birth: A Comprehensive Review

    Kelly K. Ferguson;Marie S. O'Neill;John D. Meeker

  • Statistical strategies for constructing health risk models with multiple pollutants and their interactions: possible choices and comparisons

    Zhichao Sun;Yebin Tao;Shi Li;Kelly K Ferguson

  • Exploration of oxidative stress and inflammatory markers in relation to urinary phthalate metabolites: NHANES 1999-2006.

    Kelly K. Ferguson;Rita Loch-Caruso;John D. Meeker

  • Repeated measures of inflammation and oxidative stress biomarkers in preeclamptic and normotensive pregnancies

    Kelly K. Ferguson;John D. Meeker;Thomas F. McElrath;Bhramar Mukherjee

  • Urinary phthalate metabolites in relation to maternal serum thyroid and sex hormone levels during pregnancy: a longitudinal analysis

    Lauren E Johns;Kelly K Ferguson;Offie P Soldin;David E Cantonwine

  • Prenatal and peripubertal phthalates and bisphenol A in relation to sex hormones and puberty in boys.

    Kelly K. Ferguson;Karen E. Peterson;Joyce M. Lee;Adriana Mercado-García

  • Urinary Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Metabolite Associations with Biomarkers of Inflammation, Angiogenesis, and Oxidative Stress in Pregnant Women

    Kelly K. Ferguson;Thomas F. McElrath;Gerry G. Pace;David Weller

Frequent Co-Authors

John D. Meeker
John D. Meeker University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Akram N. Alshawabkeh
Akram N. Alshawabkeh Northeastern University
Ginger L. Milne
Ginger L. Milne Vanderbilt University
Henning Tiemeier
Henning Tiemeier Harvard University
Karen E. Peterson
Karen E. Peterson University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Antonia M. Calafat
Antonia M. Calafat Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Russ Hauser
Russ Hauser Harvard University
Vincent W. V. Jaddoe
Vincent W. V. Jaddoe Erasmus University Rotterdam
David H. Sachs
David H. Sachs Columbia University
Donna D. Baird
Donna D. Baird National Institutes of Health

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