Environmental polychlorinated biphenyl exposure and breast cancer risk: A meta-Analysis of observational studies

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 2015, Pages

  Zhang, Jingwen ^a   Huang, Yue ^a   Wang, Xiaoling ^a   Lin, Kun ^a   Wu, Kusheng ^a  

^a SHANTOU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME P450 1A; CYTOCHROME P450 2B; DIOXIN; ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL; ESTROGEN; IMMUNOTOXIN; PHENOBARBITAL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLLUTANT;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HOSPITAL BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; BREAST TUMOR; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; FEMALE; META ANALYSIS; POLLUTANT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TOXICITY;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES AS TOPIC; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84953235515     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0142513     Document Type: Article

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