Age at natural menopause and exposure to organochlorine pesticides in hispanic women

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A

Volumn 67, Issue 18, 2004, Pages 1407-1422

  Akkina, Judy E ^a   Reif, John S ^b   Keefe, Thomas J ^b   Bachand, Annette M ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND ANIMAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORPHENOTANE; DIELDRIN; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE; NONACHLOR; ORGANOCHLORINE DERIVATIVE; OXYCHLORDANE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHLORDAN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DDT; DICHLORODIPHENYL DICHLOROETHYLENE; DIELDRIN; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; INSECTICIDES; LIFE STYLE; LINDANE; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCTIVE HISTORY; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN;

EID: 4444365738     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287390490483845     Document Type: Article

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