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Association between serum perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and thyroid disease in the U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

dc.contributor.authorMelzer, D
dc.contributor.authorRice, N
dc.contributor.authorDepledge, MH
dc.contributor.authorHenley, William E.
dc.contributor.authorGalloway, Tamara S.
dc.date.accessioned2013-07-03T12:05:29Z
dc.date.issued2010-05
dc.description.abstractPerfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA, also known as C8) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) are stable compounds with many industrial and consumer uses. Their persistence in the environment plus toxicity in animal models has raised concern over low-level chronic exposure effects on human health.en_GB
dc.identifier.citationEnvironmental Health Perspectives, 2010, Vol. 118, Issue 5, pp. 686 - 692en_GB
dc.identifier.doi10.1289/ehp.0901584
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10871/11506
dc.language.isoenen_GB
dc.publisherNational Institute of Environmental Health Sciencesen_GB
dc.relation.urlhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20089479en_GB
dc.subjectAdulten_GB
dc.subjectAgeden_GB
dc.subjectAlkanesulfonic Acidsen_GB
dc.subjectAnimalsen_GB
dc.subjectCaprylatesen_GB
dc.subjectCross-Sectional Studiesen_GB
dc.subjectEndocrine Disruptorsen_GB
dc.subjectEnvironmental Exposureen_GB
dc.subjectEnvironmental Pollutantsen_GB
dc.subjectFemaleen_GB
dc.subjectFluorocarbonsen_GB
dc.subjectHealth Surveysen_GB
dc.subjectHumansen_GB
dc.subjectMaleen_GB
dc.subjectMiddle Ageden_GB
dc.subjectRisk Assessmenten_GB
dc.subjectThyroid Diseasesen_GB
dc.subjectUnited Statesen_GB
dc.subjectYoung Adulten_GB
dc.titleAssociation between serum perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and thyroid disease in the U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.en_GB
dc.typeArticleen_GB
dc.date.available2013-07-03T12:05:29Z
exeter.place-of-publicationUnited States
dc.descriptionaddresses: Epidemiology and Public Health Group, eninsula Medical School, Exeter, United Kingdom.en_GB
dc.descriptionnotes: PMCID: PMC2866686en_GB
dc.descriptiontypes: Journal Articleen_GB
dc.description'Reproduced with permission from Environmental Health Perspectives'en_GB
dc.descriptionCopyright © 2010 National Institute of Environmental Health Sciencesen_GB
dc.identifier.journalEnvironmental Health Perspectivesen_GB


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