The importance of diet on exposure to and effects of persistent organic pollutants on human health in the Arctic

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 92, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1255-1266

  Odland, J O ^a   Deutch, B ^b   Hansen, J C ^b   Burkow, I C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Arctic; Contaminants; Diet; Effects; Human

Indexed keywords

CAMPHECLOR; CHLORDANE; CHLORPHENOTANE; DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; MERCURY; METAL; NAPHTHALENE DERIVATIVE; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED NAPHTHALENE; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARCTIC; DIET; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HEALTH; HUMAN; NUTRITION; ORGANIC POLLUTION; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ARCTIC REGIONS; DIET; DIOXINS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; METALS, HEAVY; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0344980073     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250310005602     Document Type: Review

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