Testing chemicals for effects on breast development, lactation, and cancer

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 119, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 326-327

  Brody, Julia Green ^a   Rudel, Ruthann A ^a   Kavanaugh Lynch, Mhel ^b  

^a Silent Spring Institute   (United States)

^b University of California Office of the President   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ATRAZINE; DRINKING WATER; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; GENISTEIN; PERFLUORO COMPOUND; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID;

AIR POLLUTION; BREAST CANCER; BREAST DEVELOPMENT; BREAST EXAMINATION; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENICITY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LACTATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER TREATMENT;

ANIMALS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTATION; MAMMARY GLANDS, HUMAN;

EID: 79961079868     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1104077     Document Type: Editorial

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