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Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins and -furans (PCDDs/PCDFs): Sources and Environmental Impact, Epidemiology, Mechanisms of Action, Health Risks

Part of the book series: Environmental Toxin Series ((TOXIN SERIES,volume 3))

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This chapter is a review of epidemiological studies of occupational and environmental exposures to polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs).

Ad Hoc Panel on Health Aspects of Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins and Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans, Universities Associated for Research and Education in Pathology, Inc., Bethesda, Maryland, USA

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  1. University of California, Berkeley, USA

    Allan H. Smith M.D., Ph.D.

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Smith, A.H., Kurland, L.T., Shindell, S. (1990). Epidemiology. In: Safe, S., Hutzinger, O., Hill, T.A. (eds) Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins and -furans (PCDDs/PCDFs): Sources and Environmental Impact, Epidemiology, Mechanisms of Action, Health Risks. Environmental Toxin Series, vol 3. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70556-4_2

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