Background exposure to dioxins and polychlorinated biphenyls in europe and the resulting health effects: A review

Prenatal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 261-270

  Ten Tusscher, G W ^a   Ilsen, A ^a   Koppe, J G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Development; Dioxin; Imprinting; Perinatal; Polychlorinated biphenyls

Indexed keywords

DIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEMOSTASIS; INCINERATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0032694898     PISSN: 13598635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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