Concentrations of organochlorine pesticides in milk of nicaraguan mothers

Archives of Environmental Health

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 274-278

  Lacayo Romero, Martha L ^a   Cruz Granja, Adela C ^a   Dorea, Jose G ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE NICARAGUA   (Nicaragua)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; ALDRIN; ALPHA HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE; BETA HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE; CAMPHECLOR; CHLORPHENOTANE; DIELDRIN; ENDRIN; HEPTACHLOR; HEPTACHLOR EPOXIDE; LINDANE; PESTICIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BREAST MILK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; LACTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MILK LEVEL; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0034437553     PISSN: 00039896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00039890009603418     Document Type: Article

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