Adipose tissue concentrations of p,p′-DDE and the risk for endometrial cancer

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 706-711

  Hardell, Lennart ^a,b   Van Bavel, Bert ^b   Lindström, Gunilla ^b   Björnfoth, Helén ^b   Orgum, Petter ^c   Carlberg, Michael ^a   Sörensen, Claus Smed ^c   Graflund, Marianne ^a  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Sweden   (Sweden)

Author keywords

DDT; Endometrial cancer; Etiology; Persistent organic pollutants

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; CHLORDANE; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHLORDAN; DICHLORODIPHENYL DICHLOROETHYLENE; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ENDOMETRIAL HYPERPLASIA; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 9944250527     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2004.08.022     Document Type: Article

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