Increased exposure to dioxin-like compounds is associated with endometriosis in a case-control study in women

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 681-688

  Simsa, Peter ^a,b   Mihalyi, Attila ^a   Schoeters, Greet ^c   Koppen, Gudrun ^c   Kyama, Cleophas M ^a,d   Den Hond, Elly M ^c   Fülöp, Vilmos ^b   D'Hooghe, Thomas M ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

^d INSTITUTE OF PRIMATE RESEARCH   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Case control; Dioxin like compounds; DR CALUX bioassay; Endometriosis; Environment

Indexed keywords

DIOXIN; DIOXIN LIKE COMPOUND; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EXPOSURE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PELVIS; RAT;

EID: 77952881052     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2010.01.018     Document Type: Article

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