Policy decisions on endocrine disruptors should be based on science across disciplines: A response to Dietrich et al.

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 169, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Gore, A C ^a   Balthazart, J ^b   Bikle, D ^c   Carpenter, D O ^d   Crews, D ^a   Czernichow, P ^e   Diamanti Kandarakis, E ^f   Dores, R M ^g   Grattan, D ^h   Hof, P R ⁱ   Hollenberg, A N ^j   Lange, C ^k   Lee, A V ^l   Levine, J E ^m   Millar, R P ⁿ   Nelson, R J ^o   Porta, M ^p   Poth, M ^q   Power, D M ^r   Prins, G S ^s   Ridgway, E C ^t   Rissman, E F ^u   Romijn, J A ^v   Sawchenko, P E ^w   Sly, P D ^x   Soder O ^y   Taylor, H S ^z   Tena Sempere, M ^aa   Vaudry, H ^ab   Wallen, K ^ac   Wang, Z ^ad   Wartofsky, L ^ae   Watson, C S ^ae,af   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^e University of Paris II   (France)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^g UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

ⁱ MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^j BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^l UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^m UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^o THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^p UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^q UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^r UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^s UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^t UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^u UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^v UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^w SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

^x UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^y KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^z YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^aa UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^ab UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

^ac EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^ad FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^ae WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^af University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL;

CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ENDOCRINOLOGY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; LIFE CYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; SCIENCE; TISSUE DIFFERENTIATION; ADVISORY COMMITTEE; ANIMAL; STANDARDS; TOXICITY;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; ANIMALS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; HUMANS;

EID: 84888270923     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: 1479683X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/EJE-13-0763     Document Type: Review

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