Incidence of thyroid disease following exposure to polybrominated biphenyls and polychlorinated biphenyls, Michigan, 1974-2006

Chemosphere

Volumn 84, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 863-868

  Yard, Ellen E ^a,b   Terrell, Metrecia L ^c   Hunt, Danielle Rentz ^a   Cameron, Lorraine L ^d   Small, Chanley M ^c   McGeehin, Michael A ^e   Marcus, Michele ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH   (United States)

^e RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Brominated flame retardant; Incidence density sampling; Persistent organic pollutant; Polybrominated biphenyl; Polychlorinated biphenyl

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; HORMONES; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANT (POP); POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS (PBBS); POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL (PCBS); STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION;

POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; HEALTH RISK; METABOLISM; OBESITY; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PCB; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SAMPLING; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFERTILITY; INTERVIEW; MALE; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR; THYROID DISEASE; UNITED STATES;

MICHIGAN; UNITED STATES;

BOS;

EID: 79960319402     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.06.020     Document Type: Article

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