Effect of endocrine disruptor pesticides: A review

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2265-2303

  Mnif, Wissem ^a,b   Hassine, Aziza Ibn Hadj ^a   Bouaziz, Aicha ^a   Bartegi, Aghleb ^c   Thomas, Olivier ^d   Roig, Benoit ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

^b Biotechpole Sidi Thabet   (Tunisia)

^c KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^d EHESP SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (France)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Endocrine disruptors; Human effect; Pesticides

Indexed keywords

DICOFOL; DIELDRIN; DIFLUBENZURON; DIMETHOATE; DIURON; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ENDOSULFAN; ENDRIN; FENARIMOL; FENITROTHION; FENOXYCARB; FENVALERATE; FLUSILAZOLE; FLUVALINATE; HEPTACHLOR; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; IPRODIONE; ISOPROTURON; LINDANE; LINURON; MALATHION; METHIOCARB; METHOMYL; METHOXYCHLOR; METOLACHLOR; METRIBUZIN; MIREX; MOLINATE; PESTICIDE;

BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CHEMICAL BINDING; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PROSTATE CANCER; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION;

EID: 79959837531     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph8062265     Document Type: Review

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