Dietary predictors of concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls in breast adipose tissue of women living in Ontario, Canada

Archives of Environmental Health

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 48-54

  Paris Pombo, Alicia ^a   Aronson, Kristan J ^a   Woolcott, Christy G ^a   King, Will D ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Breast adipose tissue; Canada; Diet; Polychlorinated biphenyls

Indexed keywords

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ABSORPTION; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BODY DISTRIBUTION; BREAST DISEASE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; EXCRETION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METABOLISM; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGE FACTORS; BIOPSY; BODY MASS INDEX; BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIET; ENERGY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEAFOOD;

EID: 0038755146     PISSN: 00039896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/AEOH.58.1.48-54     Document Type: Article

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