Assessment of polychlorinated biphenyl congeners, thyroid stimulating hormone, and free thyroxine among New York State anglers

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 212, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 599-611

  Bloom, Michael S ^a   Vena, John E ^b,d   Olson, James R ^c   Kostyniak, Paul J ^c  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE); Free thyroxine (FT4); Hexachlorobenzene (HCB); Polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB); Thyroid; Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)

Indexed keywords

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FISHERIES; HUMANS; MALE; NEW YORK; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RISK ASSESSMENT; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

EID: 70350588942     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2009.04.005     Document Type: Article

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