Predictors of plasma concentrations of DDE and PCBs in a group of U.S. women.
Laden F, Neas LM, Spiegelman D, Hankinson SE, Willett WC, Ireland K, Wolff MS, Hunter DJ. Predictors of plasma concentrations of DDE and PCBs in a group of U.S. women. Environmental Health Perspectives 1999, 107: 75-81. PMID: 9872720, PMCID: PMC1566315, DOI: 10.1289/ehp.9910775.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCase-control studySerum cholesterolPlasma concentrationsHealth StudyBreast cancer case-control studyNurses' Health StudyCancer case-control studySpecific dietary factorsRegion of residenceDietary factorsDietary intakeU.S. womenConsumption of meatCholesterolWomenDDE levelsFood variablesHigh levelsAgeHuman exposurePositive associationReliable predictorFish consumptionPredictorsDichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene