Serum Dioxin concentrations and thyroid hormone levels in the seveso women's health study

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 180, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 490-498

  Chevrier, Jonathan ^a,b   Warner, Marcella ^b   Gunier, Robert B ^b   Brambilla, Paolo ^c   Eskenazi, Brenda ^b   Mocarelli, Paolo ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Accidents; Dioxin; Endocrine disruptors; Environmental exposure; TCDD; Thyroid hormones

Indexed keywords

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; DIOXIN; LIOTHYRONINE; THYROID HORMONE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ACCIDENT; AGE CLASS; BIOACCUMULATION; DIOXIN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; HEALTH IMPACT; HORMONE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SERUM; TCDD; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXPLOSION; FEMALE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENARCHE; POLLUTANT; THYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ITALY; LOMBARDY; MONZA E BRIANZA; SEVESO;

RODENTIA;

ACCIDENTS; DIOXIN; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; TCDD; THYROID HORMONES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; ITALY; MIDDLE AGED; SEVESO ACCIDENTAL RELEASE; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN; THYROXINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84907312966     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwu160     Document Type: Article

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