DDE, a Degradation Product of DDT, and Duration of Lactation in a Highly Exposed Area of Mexico

BACKGROUND: Higher levels of 1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethylene (DDE), the major degradation product of 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(4-chlorophenyl)ethane (DDT), have been related to shorter duration of breast-feeding in previous studies. If DDE truly shortens lactation, this has public health...

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Autores principales: Cupul-Uicab, Lea A., Gladen, Beth C., Hernández-Ávila, Mauricio, Weber, Jean-Philippe, Longnecker, Matthew P.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 2008
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2235222/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18288315
http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.10550

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2235222/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18288315
http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.10550

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