Evaluation of diabetes mellitus, serum glucose, and thyroid function among United States workers exposed to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 270-276

  Calvert, Geoffrey M ^a   Sweeney, Marie Haring ^a   Deddens, James ^a   Wall, David K ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross sectional study; Diabetes mellitus; Dioxin; Thyroid function tests

Indexed keywords

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; HERBICIDE;

ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROID GLAND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033032411     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.56.4.270     Document Type: Article

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