Assessing levels of contaminants in breast milk: Methodological issues and a framework for future research

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 72-86

  Renfrew, Mary J ^a   Hay, Alaistair M W ^b   Shelton, Nicola ^e   Law, Graham ^b   Wallis, Susan ^d   Madden, Shelley ^d   Shires, Susan ^b   Sutcliffe, Anne ^b   Woolridge, Michael W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^d LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast milk; Collection; Fat content; Organochlorines; Pollutants; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Storage

Indexed keywords

DIOXIN; FURAN DERIVATIVE; HEAVY METAL; ORGANOCHLORINE DERIVATIVE; PESTICIDE RESIDUE; PHTHALIC ACID; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST MILK; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LACTATION; LIPID ANALYSIS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PUERPERIUM; RANDOMIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLE; SCREENING;

BREAST FEEDING; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; DIOXINS; ENGLAND; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MILK, HUMAN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 37349001035     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: 13653016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2007.00893.x     Document Type: Article

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