A decay model for assessing polybrominated biphenyl exposure among women in the Michigan Long-Term PBB Study

Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 410-420

  Terrell, Metrecia L ^a   Manatunga, Amita K ^a   Small, Chanley M ^a   Cameron, Lorraine L ^b   Wirth, Julie ^b,c   Blanck, Heidi Michels ^d   Lyles, Robert H ^a   Marcus, Michele ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast feeding; Decay; Empirical statistical models; Endocrine disruptors; Flame retardants; Longitudinal data

Indexed keywords

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; FLAME RETARDANT; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODEL; POLLUTION; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; TOXICOKINETICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; BREAST FEEDING; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; COHORT STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MICHIGAN; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 45549110261     PISSN: 15590631     EISSN: 1559064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jes.7500633     Document Type: Article

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