PCDD/Fs and dioxin-like PCBs in human milk and estimation of infants' daily intake: A review

Chemosphere

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 774-782

  Ulaszewska, Maria Malgorzata ^a,b   Zuccato, Ettore ^a   Davoli, Enrico ^a  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breast milk; Dioxins; Europe; Infant daily intake; Persistent organic pollutants

Indexed keywords

NUTRITION; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

BREAST MILK; DAILY INTAKE; DIOXINS; EUROPE; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANT (POP);

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

DIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN;

ESTIMATION METHOD; INFANT FEEDING; LACTATION; LITERATURE REVIEW; MATERNAL HEALTH; MILK; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PCB; PCDD; WOMENS HEALTH;

ARTICLE; ASIA; AUSTRALIA; BREAST MILK; DUMPING; EATING HABIT; EUROPE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; PARITY; SMOKING HABIT; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

EID: 79953311897     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.02.066     Document Type: Article

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