Predictors of concentrations of hexachlorobenzene in human adipose tissue: A multivariate analysis by gender in Southern Spain

Environment International

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 27-32

  Arrebola, J P ^a,b   Martin Olmedo, P ^a,c   Fernandez, M F ^b,c   Sanchez Cantalejo, E ^a,c   Jimenez Rios, J A ^d   Torne, P ^b   Porta, M ^c,e   Olea, N ^b,c  

^a ANDALUSIAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO SAN CECILIO   (Spain)

^c CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^d Hospital Santa Ana de Motril   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Exposure assessment; Gender; Hexachlorobenzene; Human adipose tissue; Multivariate analysis

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; FUNGICIDES; HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; TISSUE;

EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; GENDER; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; HUMAN ADIPOSE TISSUE; MULTI VARIATE ANALYSIS;

MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS;

HEXACHLOROBENZENE;

BODY MASS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FOOD CONSUMPTION; GENDER; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RISK FACTOR; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SMOKING;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SPAIN;

ANDALUCIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; GRANADA [ANDALUCIA]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 57049165503     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2008.05.009     Document Type: Article

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