Health effect of polychlorinated biphenyls and related compounds

Journal of Health Science

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 333-336

  Masuda, Yoshito ^a  

^a DAIICHI UNIVERSITY OF PHARMACY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dioxin toxicity; Environmental pollution; Health effect; Human pollution; Polychlorinated biphenyl; Yusho polychlorinated biphenyl poisoning

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHANE; DIOXIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; THYROID HORMONE; THYROXINE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ACNE; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; GENITAL MALFORMATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INTELLIGENCE TEST; JAPAN; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; MENARCHE; POLLUTION; PREGNANCY; SHORT SURVEY; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; THYROID DISEASE; YUSHO DISEASE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 8444248668     PISSN: 13449702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1248/jhs.49.333     Document Type: Short Survey

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