Human health effects of polychlorinated biphenyls

Central European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 8, Issue SUPPL., 2000, Pages 23-24

  Carpenter, D O ^a,b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Human health; Polychlorinated biphenyls

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE; THYROID HORMONE;

BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BIRTH DEFECT; CANCER; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; INFECTION; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; THYROID DISEASE;

ABNORMALITIES; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DEAFNESS; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INFECTION; INTELLIGENCE; NEOPLASMS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

EID: 0033927183     PISSN: 12107778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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