Polychlorinated biphenyl levels in peripheral blood and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: A report from three cohorts

Cancer Research

Volumn 67, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 5545-5552

  Engel, Lawrence S ^a,c   Laden, Francine ^d,e   Andersen, Aage ^f   Strickland, Paul T ^g   Blair, Aaron ^c   Needham, Larry L ^h   Barr, Dana B ^h   Wolff, Mary S ^b   Helzlsouer, Kathy ^g   Hunter, David J ^d,e   Lan, Qing ^c   Cantor, Kenneth P ^c   Comstock, George W ^g   Brock, John W ^h   Bush, David ^g   Hoover, Robert N ^c   Rothman, Nathaniel ^c  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^f CANCER REGISTRY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^g JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^h NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CANCER RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOMA, NON-HODGKIN; MALE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

EID: 34347224011     PISSN: 00085472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-06-3906     Document Type: Article

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