Dental caries in Faroese children exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 188-191

  Jan, Janja ^a   Reinert, Katrin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b Faroese Hospital System   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Children; Dental caries; Environmental exposure; Faroe Islands; PCBs

Indexed keywords

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ARTICLE; BREAST MILK; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DENTAL CARIES; DIETARY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FAROE ISLANDS; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SEA FOOD; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 38349187261     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2007.10.014     Document Type: Article

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