Determinants of serum concentrations of 1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethylene and polychlorinated biphenyls among French women in the CECILE study

Environmental Research

Volumn 111, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 861-870

  Bachelet, Delphine ^a   Truong, Thérèse ^a   Verner, Marc André ^b   Arveux, Patrick ^c   Kerbrat, Pierre ^d   Charlier, Corinne ^e   Guihenneuc Jouyaux, Chantal ^a,f   Guénel, Pascal ^a,g  

^a CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN EPIDEMIOLOGY AND POPULATION HEALTH   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c CENTRE GEORGES FRANÇOIS LECLERC   (France)

^d CENTRE EUGÈNE MARQUIS   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^f UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^g INSTITUT DE VEILLE SANITAIRE   (France)

Author keywords

1,1 dichloro 2,2 bis p chlorophenyl ethylene; Body mass index; Dietary patterns; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Serum

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; 1,1,1 TRICHLORO 2 (2 CHLOROPHENYL) 2 (4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHANE; CHLORPHENOTANE; DIELDRIN; HEPTACHLOR; HEPTACHLOR EPOXIDE; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; LINDANE; ORGANOCHLORINE DERIVATIVE; PCB 101; PCB 118; PCB 138; PCB 153; PCB 180; PCB 28; PCB 52; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOACCUMULATION; BODY MASS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DDE; DDT; DETECTION METHOD; DIET; FOOD CONSUMPTION; METABOLISM; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PCB; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; SERUM; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY MASS; BREAST FEEDING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXCRETION; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; FOOD INTAKE; FRANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL HISTORY; METABOLISM; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL AREA; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANIMALS; BODY MASS INDEX; DICHLORODIPHENYL DICHLOROETHYLENE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FISHES; FRANCE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SEAFOOD;

BOURGOGNE; BRETAGNE; COTE D'OR; FRANCE; ILLE ET VILAINE;

EID: 79960627953     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2011.06.001     Document Type: Article

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