Identification of the flame retardants polybrominated diphenyl ethers in adipose tissue from patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in Sweden

Oncology Reports

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 999-1000

  Lindström, Gunilla ^a   Van Bavel, Bert ^a   Hardell, Lennart ^b   Liljegren, Göran ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO MEDICAL CENTRE HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adipose tissue; Flame retardant; Non Hodgkin's lymphoma; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers

Indexed keywords

CHLORDANE; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYL;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOOD CHAIN; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN;

EID: 0030738438     PISSN: 1021335X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/or.4.5.999     Document Type: Article

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