DDT (dicophane) and postmenopausal breast cancer in Europe: Case-control study

British Medical Journal

Volumn 315, Issue 7100, 1997, Pages 81-85

  Van 'T Veer, Pieter ^a,b   Lobbezoo, Irene E ^a   Martín Moreno, José M ^c   Guallar, Eliseo ^b,c   Gómez Aracena, Jorge ^d   Kardinaal, Alwine F M ^e   Kohlmeier, Lenore ^f   Martin, Blaise C ^g,h   Strain, John J ^b,i   Thamm, Michael ^j   Van Zoonen, Piet ^k   Baumann, Bert A ^k,l   Huttunen, Jussi K ^m   Kok, Frans J ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Department of Cancer Epidemiology ^*

^c INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^e TNO   (Netherlands)

^f IL   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^h Div Epidemiol Non Communic Dis

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^j ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^k NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^l Pesticide Department

^m NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORPHENOTANE; PESTICIDE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BREAST CANCER; BUTTOCK; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; METABOLITE; NETHERLANDS; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SPAIN; SWITZERLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 8544281629     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.315.7100.81     Document Type: Article

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