Dioxin and furan levels found in Tampons

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 311-315

  Archer, Jeffrey C ^a   Mabry Smith, Ronald ^a   Shojaee, Sina ^a   Threet, Jimmy ^a   Eckert, John J ^b   Litman, Vincent E ^a,c  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^b Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation   (United States)

^c Immediate Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIOXIN; FURAN;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOTOPE DILUTION ASSAY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAMPON; TOXICITY TESTING; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

DIOXINS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FURANS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMANS; MENSTRUAL HYGIENE PRODUCTS; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 21044451768     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2005.14.311     Document Type: Article

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