Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans via mother's milk may cause developmental defects in the child's teeth

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 193-197

  Alaluusua, Satu ^a   Lukinmaa, Pirjo Liisa ^a   Vartiainen, Terttu ^b   Partanen, Maija ^a   Torppa, Jorma ^b   Tuomisto, Jouko ^b  

^a Institute of Dentistry   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Breast feeding; Dental enamel abnormality; Dioxin; Human milk

Indexed keywords

DIBENZOFURAN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN;

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CHILD; ENAMEL; EXPOSURE; FINLAND; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MILK LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; TOOTH DEVELOPMENT; TOOTH DISEASE;

MACACA MULATTA;

EID: 0029895966     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1382-6689(96)00007-5     Document Type: Article

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