Human health effects after exposure to 2,3,7,8-TCDD

Food Additives and Contaminants

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 303-316

  Sweeney, Marie Haring ^a   Mocarelli, Paolo ^b  

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

^b DESIO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Chloracne; Hormonal alterations; Immune effects; Liver effects; Neurological e ects

Indexed keywords

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL; FOLLITROPIN; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OIL; PESTICIDE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; TRICHLOROPHENOL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT; CHLORACNE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; ITALY; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; POPULATION EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTOR; TOXICITY TESTING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034125821     PISSN: 0265203X     EISSN: 14645122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026520300283379     Document Type: Article

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