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Residential Exposure to Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Organochlorine Pesticides and Risk of Childhood Leukemia

BACKGROUND: Incidence of childhood leukemia in industrialized countries rose significantly during 1975–2004, and the reasons for the increase are not understood. OBJECTIVES: We used carpet dust as an exposure indicator to examine the risk of childhood leukemia in relation to residential exposure to...

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Autores principales: Ward, Mary H., Colt, Joanne S., Metayer, Catherine, Gunier, Robert B., Lubin, Jay, Crouse, Vonda, Nishioka, Marcia G., Reynolds, Peggy, Buffler, Patricia A.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2702395/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19590698
http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.0900583