Exposure assessment and initial intervention regarding fish consumption of tribal members of the Upper Great Lakes Region in the United States

Environmental Research

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 325-340

  Dellinger, John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fish; GIS mapping; Methylmercury; Native Americans; Polychlorinated biphenyls

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

FISH; FOOD CONSUMPTION; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; METHYLMERCURY; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ADULT; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CANCER; CANCER MORTALITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET RESTRICTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HAIR; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCTION; RESIDUE ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ANIMALS; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FISHES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GREAT LAKES REGION; HAIR; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MERCURY; MIDDLE AGED; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RISK FACTORS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES;

GREAT LAKES; NORTH AMERICA;

PATAECUS; STIZOSTEDION VITREUM;

EID: 3042598194     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2003.07.012     Document Type: Conference Paper

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