PCB body burdens in US women of childbearing age 2001-2002: An evaluation of alternate summary metrics of NHANES data

Environmental Research

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 368-378

  Axelrad, Daniel A ^a   Goodman, Stephanie ^a   Woodruff, Tracey J ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Body burdens; Neurodevelopment; NHANES; PCBs

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE; DIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMONITORING; HEALTH RISK; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NUTRITION; PCB; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BODY BURDEN; CAUCASIAN; CHLORINATION; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INCOME; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MENTAL DEVELOPMENT; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ANIMALS; BODY BURDEN; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FISHES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NUTRITION SURVEYS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; YOUNG ADULT;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 64749085043     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2009.01.003     Document Type: Article

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