Predictors of serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Anniston residents

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 496, Issue , 2014, Pages 624-634

  Pavuk, M ^a   Olson, J R ^b,l   Wattigney, W A ^a   Dutton, N D ^a   Sjodin A ^c   Shelton, C ^d   Turner, W E ^c   Bartell, S M ^e   Bartell, S ^f   Carpenter, D O ^g   Cash, J ^d   Foushee, R ^h   Percy, A ^h   Frumkin, H ⁱ   Lavender, M ^j   Moysich, K ^k   Rosenbaum, P ^m   Silverstone, A ^m   Weinstock, R ^m  

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

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^d JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e 5226 Donald Bren Hall   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^j Center for Domestic Preparedness   (United States)

^k ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^l UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^m SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Author keywords

Anniston; Linear regression; Polychlorinated biphenyls

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY FLUIDS; CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; POPULATION STATISTICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURVEYS;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ALABAMA; ANNISTON; CLOSE PROXIMITY; COMMUNITY HEALTH; COMMUNITY-BASED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH SURVEYS; PCB CONCENTRATION; PRODUCTION FACILITY;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLLUTANT;

BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ETHNICITY; HEALTH SURVEY; PCB; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SERUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD SAMPLING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; NEIGHBORHOOD; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES; BLOOD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; POLLUTANT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ALABAMA; ANNISTON; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ALABAMA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

EID: 84910030959     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.06.113     Document Type: Article

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