The associations between serum perfluorinated chemicals and thyroid function in adolescents and young adults

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 244-245, Issue , 2013, Pages 637-644

  Lin, Chien Yu ^a,b   Wen, Li Li ^a   Lin, Lian Yu ^c   Wen, Ting Wen ^d   Lien, Guang Wen ^d   Hsu, Sandy H J ^c   Chien, Kuo Liong ^d   Liao, Chien Chang ^e   Sung, Fung Chang ^f   Chen, Pau Chung ^c,d   Su, Ta Chen ^c  

^a EN CHU KONG HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Humans; PFC; PFNA; Thyroid; Thyroxine

Indexed keywords

HUMANS; PFC; PFNA; THYROID; THYROXINE;

LINEAR REGRESSION;

BODY FLUIDS;

PERFLUORONONANOIC ACID; PERFLUOROOCTANESULFONIC ACID; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ABNORMALITY; ADOLESCENCE; ADULT; AGE CLASS; BIOACCUMULATION; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; HEALTH IMPACT; HORMONE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; ORGANOFLUORINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SERUM; SMOKING; YOUNG POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SMOKING; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALKANESULFONIC ACIDS; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FLUOROCARBONS; HUMANS; MALE; TAIWAN; THYROID GLAND; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872611994     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.10.049     Document Type: Article

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