Health Effects of PCBs in Residences and Schools (HESPERUS): PCB - Health Cohort Profile

Scientific Reports

Volumn 6, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Bräuner, Elvira Vaclavik ^a   Andersen, Zorana Jovanovic ^b   Frederiksen, Marie ^c   Specht, Ina Olmer ^a   Hougaard, Karin Sørig ^d   Ebbehøj, Niels ^a   Bailey, Janice ^e   Giwercman, Aleksander ^f   Steenland, Kyle ^g   Longnecker, Matthew Paul ^h   Bonde, Jens Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^e LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^g EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLLUTANT; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLLUTANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOLS;

EID: 84973397886     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep24571     Document Type: Article

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