Perchlorate exposure of the US population, 2001-2002

Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 400-407

  Blount, Benjamin C ^a   Valentin Blasini, Liza ^a   Osterloh, John D ^a   Mauldin, Joshua P ^a   Pirkle, James L ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Exposure assessment; Human; NHANES; Perchlorate; Urine

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; PERCHLORATE;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ETHNICITY; GEOMETRY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; RACE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHILD; CREATININE; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; PERCHLORIC ACID; PREGNANCY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34447531803     PISSN: 15590631     EISSN: 1559064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jes.7500535     Document Type: Conference Paper

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