Strong associations between low-dose organochlorine pesticides and type 2 diabetes in Korea

Environment International

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 410-414

  Son, H K ^a,b   Kim, S A ^a   Kang, J H ^c   Chang, Y S ^c   Park, S K ^a   Lee, S K ^a   Jacobs, D R ^d   Lee, D H ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b CHA University   (South Korea)

^c Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Organochlorine pesticides; Persistent organic pollutants

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDES; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; SURVEYS;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; EXPLORATORY STUDIES; GENERAL POPULATION; HEPTACHLOR EPOXIDE; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANES; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDES; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANT (POP);

PESTICIDES;

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHANE; 1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; 1,1,1 TRICHLORO 2 (2 CHLOROPHENYL) 2 (4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHANE; BETA HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE; CHLORPHENOTANE; HEPTACHLOR EPOXIDE; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; MIREX; NONACHLOR; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; OXYCHLORDANE;

CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; DIABETES; DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH SURVEY; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; ORGANOCHLORINE; PESTICIDE;

ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BODY MASS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KOREA; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE;

KOREA;

EID: 77953479321     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2010.02.012     Document Type: Article

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