DDT/DDE and breast cancer: A meta-analysis

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 421-433

  Ingber, Susan Z ^a   Buser, Melanie C ^a   Pohl, Hana R ^a   Abadin, Henry G ^a   Edward Murray, H ^a   Scinicariello, Franco ^a  

^a AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; DDE; DDT; Meta analysis; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; CHLORPHENOTANE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ANIMALIA;

BREAST CANCER; DDE; DDT; META-ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; DICHLORODIPHENYL DICHLOROETHYLENE; DICHLORODIPHENYLDICHLOROETHANE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84887827262     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: 10960295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2013.08.021     Document Type: Article

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