Epigenetics and environmental exposures

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 8-13

  Stein, Richard A ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; BENZENE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

CHEMICAL COMPOUND; DRUG; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; GENOME; GENOTYPE; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; MUTAGENICITY; PHENOTYPE; PIGMENT;

ARTICLE; DNA METHYLATION; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIGENETICS; GENETICS; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; PACKAGING; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

BENZENE; DNA METHYLATION; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM DISEASES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIGENOMICS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PHENOLS; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; PRODUCT PACKAGING; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84855997667     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2010.130690     Document Type: Article

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