Selected polyhalogenated hydrocarbons in breast milk

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 96-97, Issue , 1998, Pages 341-345

  Bencko, V ^a   Skulova Z ^b   Krecmerova M ^c   Liem, A K Djien ^d  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b District Hygienic Station   (Czech Republic)

^c District Hygienic Station   (Czech Republic)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Breast milk; Exposure assessment; PCBs; PCDDs; Polyhalogenated hydrocarbons

Indexed keywords

HALOGENATED HYDROCARBON; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN;

ARTICLE; BREAST MILK; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK MANAGEMENT;

BENZOFURANS; DIOXINS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, HALOGENATED; MILK, HUMAN; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

EID: 0031710499     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4274(98)00091-5     Document Type: Article

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