Recent global trends and physiologic origins of dioxins and furans in human milk

Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 510-524

  LaKind, Judy S ^a,b  

^a LaKind Associates LLC   (United States)

^b PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet; Dioxins; Furans; Human milk; Lipids; Trends

Indexed keywords

POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; BIOACCUMULATION; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LACTATION; POLLUTANT; REVIEW;

DIOXINS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FURANS; HUMANS; LACTATION; LIPID METABOLISM; MILK, HUMAN;

EID: 34548663660     PISSN: 15590631     EISSN: 1559064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jes.7500543     Document Type: Review

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