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Association between Serum Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Thyroid Disease in the U.S. National Hea...

Association between Serum Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Thyroid Disease in the U.S. National Hea...

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Association between Serum Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Thyroid Disease in the U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

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Association between Serum Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Thyroid Disease in the U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

Publisher

Research Triangle Park, NC: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

Journal title

Environmental health perspectives, 2010-05, Vol.118 (5), p.686-692

Language

English

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Research Triangle Park, NC: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

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Contents

Background: Perfluorooctanoic 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. Objectives: We estimated associations between se...

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Association between Serum Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Thyroid Disease in the U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_2866686

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_2866686

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ISSN

0091-6765

E-ISSN

1552-9924

DOI

10.1289/ehp.0901584

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