Biomarkers of perchlorate exposure are correlated with circulating thyroid hormone levels in the 2007-2008 NHANES

Environmental Research

Volumn 118, Issue , 2012, Pages 137-144

  Mendez, William ^a   Eftim, Sorina E ^a  

^a ICF INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Epidemiology; Perchlorate; Phthalates; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; LIOTHYRONINE; PERCHLORATE; THYROXINE;

AGE CLASS; BIOMARKER; COHORT ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNICITY; EXCRETION; GENDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HORMONE; METABOLITE; PERCHLORATE; PHTHALATE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SERUM; URINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE MARKER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS THYROID SYSTEM; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; URINARY EXCRETION;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; PERCHLORIC ACID; THYROID HORMONES;

EID: 84866016055     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2012.05.010     Document Type: Article

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