Dioxin-like activity in the blood of Greenlandic Inuit and Danish women: A pilot study

International Journal of Circumpolar Health

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 181-194

  Bonefeld Jørgensen, Eva C ^a   Long, Manhai ^a  

^a School of Public Health   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Ahr teq; N 3 and n 6 fatty acids; Persistent organic pollutants (pops)

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952927148     PISSN: 12399744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/ijch.v69i2.17434     Document Type: Article

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