Polybrominated diphenyl ether flame retardants in the U.S. population: Current levels, temporal trends, and comparison with dioxins, dibenzofurans, and polychlorinated biphenyls

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 199-211

  Schecter, Arnold ^a,d   Päpke, Olaf ^b   Kuang, Chi Tung ^a   Joseph, Jean ^a   Harris, T Robert ^a   Dahlgren, James ^c  

^a University of Texas at   (United States)

^b ERGO Research Laboratory   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIBENZOFURAN DERIVATIVE; DIOXIN; FLAME RETARDANT; LIPID; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILK; NERVOUS SYSTEM MALFORMATION; ORGANIC POLLUTION; POPULATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BENZOFURANS; DIOXINS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ETHERS; FEMALE; FLAME RETARDANTS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MALE; MILK, HUMAN; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 14944370042     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jom.0000158704.27536.d2     Document Type: Article

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