Individual characteristics associated with PBDE levels in U.S. human milk samples

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 155-160

  Daniels, Julie L ^a   Pan, I Jen ^a   Jones, Richard ^b   Anderson, Sarah ^b   Patterson Jr , Donald G ^c   Needham, Larry L ^b   Sjödin, Andreas ^b  

^a IL   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^c EnviroSolutions Consulting Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Brominated flame retardants; Environment; Epidemiology; Human milk; Infant; Lactation; PBDE; Persistent pollutants; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; PARITY; PREPREGNANCY CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FLAME RETARDANTS; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; HUMANS; MILK, HUMAN; PARITY; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77149132438     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.0900759     Document Type: Article

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