Comparison of dioxin and PCB concentrations in human breast milk samples from Hong Kong and the Netherlands

Food Additives and Contaminants

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 65-69

  Soechitram, S D ^a   Chan, S M ^b   Nelson, E A S ^b   Brouwer, A ^c   Sauer, P J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Breast feeding; Cultural practice; Diet; Dioxins; Human milk; PCB; Polychlorinated compounds

Indexed keywords

DIOXIN; LIPID; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DIETARY INTAKE; EATING HABIT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MILK LEVEL; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CULTURE; DIET; DIOXINS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HERBICIDES; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MILK, HUMAN; NETHERLANDS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

EID: 0037272705     PISSN: 0265203X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0265203021000031528     Document Type: Article

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