Association between serum perfluorinated chemicals and thyroid function in U.S. Adults: The national health and nutrition examination survey 2007-2010

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 98, Issue 9, 2013, Pages

  Wen, Li Li ^a   Lin, Lian Yu ^a,b   Su, Ta Chen ^b   Chen, Pau Chung ^b,c   Lin, Chien Yu ^a,d  

^a EN CHU KONG HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIOTHYRONINE; PERFLUORO COMPOUND; PERFLUOROHEXANE SULFONATE; PERFLUORONONANOIC ACID; PERFLUOROOCTANESULFONIC ACID; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID; THYROXINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; SAMPLING; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALKANESULFONIC ACIDS; CAPRYLATES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FLUOROCARBONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; SULFONIC ACIDS; THYROID GLAND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84883677537     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 19457197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2013-1282     Document Type: Article

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