Concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls in blood of Yusho patients over 35 years after the incident

Chemosphere

Volumn 74, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 902-909

  Todaka, Takashi ^a   Hori, Tsuguhide ^b   Hirakawa, Hironori ^b   Kajiwara, Jumboku ^b   Yasutake, Daisuke ^b   Onozuka, Daisuke ^b   Iida, Takao ^b   Furue, Masutaka ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b FUKUOKA INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Blood; Congener specific analysis; Mono ortho polychlorinated biphenyls; Non dioxin like polychlorinated biphenyls; Yusho patients; Yusho suspected persons

Indexed keywords

CONGENER-SPECIFIC ANALYSIS; MONO-ORTHO POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; NON-DIOXIN-LIKE POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; YUSHO PATIENTS; YUSHO-SUSPECTED PERSONS;

BLOOD; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PRINTED CIRCUITS;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

BIOACCUMULATION; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE INCIDENCE; PCB; PUBLIC HEALTH; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TOXICITY;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 58949095765     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.10.042     Document Type: Article

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