Evaluation of serum immunoglobulins among individuals living near six superfund sites

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 114, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1065-1071

  Williamson, Dhelia M ^a,b   White, Mary C ^c   Poole, Charles ^b   Kleinbaum, David ^d   Vogt, Robert ^c   North, Kari ^b  

^a AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community concerns; Environmental exposures; Immunoglobulin; Superfund

Indexed keywords

GROUND WATER; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARMY; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMMUNITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DANGEROUS GOODS; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOTOXICITY; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; TOXICITY TESTING; UNCERTAINTY; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745797468     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.8946     Document Type: Article

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