Dioxin/polychlorinated biphenyl body burden, diabetes and endometriosis: Findings in a population-based study in Belgium

Biomarkers

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 529-534

  Fierens, Sébastein ^a   Mairesse, Hélène ^a   Heilier, Jean François ^a   de Burbure, Claire ^a   Focant, Jean Franco̧is ^b   Eppe, Gauthier ^b   de Pauw, Edwin ^b   Bernard, Alfred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Body burden; Diabetes; Dioxin; Endometriosis; Polychlorinated biphenyls

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; DIOXIN; INSULIN; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; SULFAMIDE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY BURDEN; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COVARIANCE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BELGIUM; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; DIOXINS; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

EID: 1842484141     PISSN: 1354750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1354750032000158420     Document Type: Article

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