Endometriosis Among Women Exposed to Polybrominated Biphenyls

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 503-510

  Hoffman, Caroline S ^a   Small, Chanley M ^a   Blanck, Heidi Michels ^a   Tolbert, Paige ^a   Rubin, Carol ^a   Marcus, Michele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohort; Endometriosis; Michigan; Polybrominated Biphenyls; Polychlorinated Biphenyls

Indexed keywords

POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; EXPOSURE VARIABLE; FEMALE; HAZARD RATIO; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; SELF REPORT;

COHORT STUDIES; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FLAME RETARDANTS; HUMANS; MICHIGAN; MIDDLE AGED; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS;

EID: 34250768102     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2006.11.005     Document Type: Article

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