Environmental exposure to dioxin-like compounds and the mortality risk in the U.S. population

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 215, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 541-546

  Lin, Yu Sheng ^a,b   Caffrey, James L ^a   Hsu, Ping Chi ^c   Chang, Man Huei ^d   Faramawi, Mohammed F ^a   Lin, Jou Wei ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL CENTER ON BIRTH DEFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

^e NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Mortality; NHANES; Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs); Polychlorinated dibenzo p dioxins (PCDDs); Polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs)

Indexed keywords

BENZOFURAN DERIVATIVE; CHLORINATED DIBENZOFURANS; DIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; NUTRITION; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BENZOFURANS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIOXINS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEOPLASMS; NUTRITION SURVEYS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84865001429     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2012.02.006     Document Type: Article

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