An exploratory study of diabetes in a first nation community with respect to serum concentrations of p,p'-DDE and PCBs and fish consumption

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 3179-3189

  Philibert, Aline ^a   Schwartz, Harold ^b   Mergler, Donna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

DDE; Diabetes; First Nation; Fish; Organochlorines; PCB

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; ORGANOCHLORINE DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TROUT;

SALMONIDAE; STIZOSTEDION VITREUM;

EID: 74549194502     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph6123179     Document Type: Article

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