Case-control study on breast cancer and adipose tissue concentrations of congener specific polychlorinated biphenyls, DDE and hexachlorobenzene

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 135-140

  Liljegren, G ^a   Hardell, L ^a   Lindstrom G ^b   Dahl, P ^b   Magnuson, A ^c  

^a ÖREBRO MEDICAL CENTRE HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; DDE; Hexachlorobenzene; Polychlorinated biphenyls

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; HUMAN; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DICHLORODIPHENYL DICHLOROETHYLENE; FEMALE; FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RISK FACTORS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0031976612     PISSN: 09598278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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