Polychlorinated biphenyls in blood plasma among Swedish female fish consumers in relation to low birth weight

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 147, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 493-502

  Rylander, Lars ^a   Strömberg, Ulf ^a   Dyremark, Eva ^b   Östman, Conny ^b   Nilsson Ehle, Peter ^a   Hagmar, Lars ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Eating; Fish; Polychlorinated biphenyls

Indexed keywords

2,2',4,4',5,5' HEXACHLOROBIPHENYL; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; ORGANOCHLORINE DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BODY BURDEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FISH; HUMAN; INFANT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SWEDEN;

EID: 2642594053     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009476     Document Type: Article

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