Cutaneous symptoms such as acneform eruption and pigmentation are closely associated with blood levels of 2,3,4,7,8-penta-chlorodibenzofurans in Yusho patients, using data mining analysis

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 2, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Imamura, Tomoaki ^a   Matsumoto, Shinya ^b   Akahane, Manabu ^a   Kanagawa, Yoshiyuki ^b   Koike, Soichi ^b   Tajima, Bunichi ^c   Matsuya, Shiro ^b   Uchi, Hiroshi ^d   Shibata, Satoko ^d   Furue, Masutaka ^d  

^a NARA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c TERADATA CORPORATION   (United States)

^d KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 77049109835     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-2-27     Document Type: Article

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