Estimates of the half-life of 2, 3, 7, 8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin in vietnam veterans of operation ranch hand

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1989, Pages 165-171

  Pirkle, James L ^a   Wolfe, William H ^b   Patterson, Donald G ^a   Needham, Larry L ^a   Michalek, Joel E ^b   Miner, Judson C ^b   Peterson, Michael R ^b   Phillips, Donald L ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b Brooks Air Force Base ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; 2,4,5 TRICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; HERBICIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WAR VETERAN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXICOKINETICS; VIET NAM;

ADULT; ANIMALS; DIOXINS; HALF-LIFE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN; TIME FACTORS; VETERANS; VIETNAM;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0024403602     PISSN: 00984108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287398909531288     Document Type: Article

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