Immunotoxicity Monitoring in a Population Exposed to Polychlorinated Biphenyls
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Immunotoxicity Monitoring in a Population Exposed to Polychlorinated Biphenyls
The relationship between polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) burden and several indicators of immune function was investigated as part of the HELPcB (Health Effects in High-Level Exposure to PCB) program, offering bio-monitoring to workers, relatives, and neighbors exposed to PCBs by a German transformers and capacitors recycling company. The present retrospective observational study evaluates the c...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1660-4601
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph13030295