Predictors of plasma concentrations of DDE and PCBs in a group of U.S. women

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 75-81

  Laden, Francine ^a,b,e   Neas, Lucas M ^a,b   Spiegelman, Donna ^b   Hankinson, Susan E ^a,b   Willett, Walter C ^a,b,c   Ireland, Karen ^d   Wolff, Mary S ^d   Hunter, David J ^a,b,c  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c HARVARD CENTER FOR CANCER PREVENTION   (United States)

^d MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e CHANNING LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

DDE; DDT; PCBs; Plasma; Polychlorinated biphenyls

Indexed keywords

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

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BREAST CANCER; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY PRODUCT; DEMOGRAPHY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FISH; FRUIT; GRAIN; HUMAN; LACTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEAT; METABOLITE; OBESITY; POULTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES; VEGETABLE;

EID: 0032968804     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.9910775     Document Type: Article

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