Obesity-mediated association between exposure to brominated trihalomethanes and type II diabetes mellitus: An exploratory analysis

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 485-486, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 340-347

  Andra, Syam S ^a,b   Charisiadis, Pantelis ^a   Makris, Konstantinos C ^a  

^a CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Cyprus)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Brominated trihalomethanes; Diabetes; Disinfection by products; Exposure biomarkers; Obesity

Indexed keywords

MEDICAL PROBLEMS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

DISINFECTION BY-PRODUCT; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK FACTOR; EXPOSURE BIOMARKERS; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSIONS; NON-ALCOHOLIC STEATOHEPATITIS; OBESITY; TRIHALOMETHANES; TYPE II DIABETES MELLITUS;

NUTRITION;

BODY MASS; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIABETES; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RISK FACTOR; URINE;

BROMINATED TRIHALOMETHANES; DIABETES; DISINFECTION BY-PRODUCTS; EXPOSURE BIOMARKERS; OBESITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIR POLLUTANTS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; SWIMMING; TRIHALOMETHANES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84898680974     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.03.075     Document Type: Article

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