Polychlorinated biphenyl exposures and cognition in older U.S. adults: NHANES (1999-2002)

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 73-78

  Bouchard, Maryse F ^a   Oulhote, Youssef ^a   Sagiv, Sharon K ^b   Saint Amour, Dave ^a   Weuve, Jennifer ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEUROTOXICITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VERY ELDERLY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84891526430     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1306532     Document Type: Article

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