The risk of endometriosis and exposure to dioxins and polychlorinated biphenyls: A case-control study of infertile women

Human Reproduction

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 2050-2055

  Pauwels, A ^a   Schepens, P J C ^a   D'Hooghe, T ^b   Delbeke, L ^c   Dhont, M ^d   Brouwer, A ^e   Weyler, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^e VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

CALUX bioassay; Dioxin like compounds; Endometriosis; Infertility; Polychlorinated biphenyls

Indexed keywords

DIOXIN; LUCIFERASE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BODY MASS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COFFEE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EXPOSURE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SMOKING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TOXICITY;

EID: 0034789835     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/16.10.2050     Document Type: Article

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