Plasma concentrations of parabens in postmenopausal women and self-reported use of personal care products: The NOWAC postgenome study

Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 595-600

  Sandanger, Torkjel M ^a,b   Huber, Sandra ^a   Moe, Morten K ^a   Braathen, Tonje ^b   Leknes, Henriette ^a   Lund, Eiliv ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

human; human plasma; native form; parabens; personal care products; skin care products

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID ESTER; COSMETIC; PRESERVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; POSTMENOPAUSE; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; COSMETICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PARABENS; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRESERVATIVES, PHARMACEUTICAL; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 80054802619     PISSN: 15590631     EISSN: 1559064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jes.2011.22     Document Type: Article

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