Organochlorine insecticides and PCB residues in fat tissues of autopsied trauma victims in Israel: 1984 to 1986

Journal of Environmental Pathology, Toxicology and Oncology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 297-303

  Ben Michael, Eli ^a   Grauer, Fernanda ^b   Raphael, Chagit ^b   Sahm, Zoia ^b   Richter, Elihu D ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Human; Insecticide; Organochlorine; Pesticide; Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB)

Indexed keywords

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

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD POISONING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INJURY; ISRAEL; MALE; MILK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TISSUE LEVEL;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

EID: 0033501587     PISSN: 07318898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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