DDT and breast cancer: Cohn et al. respond

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Cohn, Barbara A ^a   Cirillo, Piera M ^a   Sholtz, Robert I ^a   Wolff, Mary S ^b  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; 1,1,1 TRICHLORO 2 (2 CHLOROPHENYL) 2 (4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHANE; CHLORPHENOTANE;

BLOOD LEVEL; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RESEARCH; CANCER RISK; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHILDBIRTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HUMAN; LETTER; METABOLITE; PREDICTION; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION;

EID: 45749126054     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.11025R     Document Type: Letter

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