Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB), thyroid hormones and cytokines in construction workers removing old elastic sealants

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 99-106

  Seldén, Anders I ^a   Lundholm, Cecilia ^a,b   Johansson, Niklas ^b   Wingfors, Håkan ^c  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Environmental monitoring; Hexachlorobenzene; PCB; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Thyroid function tests

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; SEALANT; THYROID HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROID FUNCTION TEST;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; CYTOKINES; DICHLORODIPHENYL DICHLOROETHYLENE; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN; THYROID HORMONES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 46949099651     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-008-0313-5     Document Type: Article

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