Medical and psychometric examinations of conscripts born to mothers with a high intake of fish contaminated with persistent organochlorines

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 207-212

  Rylander, Lars ^a   Hagmar, Lars ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Polychlorinated biphenyls; Polychlorinated dibenzo p dioxins; Polychlorinated dibenzofurans

Indexed keywords

ORGANOCHLORINE DERIVATIVE;

CHILD HEALTH; FOOD QUALITY; ORGANOCHLORINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FISH; FISHERMAN; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MOTHER; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; PSYCHOMETRY; SEASHORE; SIBLING; SPOUSE; SWEDEN; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

SWEDEN;

EID: 0033937233     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.533     Document Type: Article

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