Prenatal DDT exposure and testicular cancer: A nested case-control study

Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 127-134

  Cohn, Barbara A ^a   Cirillo, Piera M ^a   Christianson, Roberta E ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

DDE; DDT; Pregnancy; Prospective; Testicular cancer

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; CHLORPHENOTANE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERM CELL; HUMAN; MALE; MATERNAL BLOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; TESTIS CANCER; ADOLESCENT; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ETIOLOGY; FEMALE; ONSET AGE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; CALIFORNIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DDT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956233407     PISSN: 19338244     EISSN: 21544700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19338241003730887     Document Type: Article

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