Pancreatic cancer and serum organochlorine levels

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 199-205

  Hoppin, Jane A ^a,e   Tolbert, Paige E ^a   Holly, Elizabeth A ^b   Brock, John W ^c   Korrick, Susan A ^d   Altshul, Larisa M ^d   Zhang, Rebecca H ^a   Bracci, Paige M ^b   Burse, Virlyn W ^c   Needham, Larry L ^c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

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

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BLOOD LEVEL; CACHEXIA; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PANCREAS CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CACHEXIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; INSECTICIDES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0034003536     PISSN: 10559965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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