Association of clinical findings in Yusho patients with serum concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls, polychlorinated quarterphenyls and 2,3,4,7,8-pentachlorodibenzofuran more than 30 years after the poisoning event
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The Yusho poisoning incident, which was caused by rice bran oil contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polychlorinated quarterphenyls (PCQs) and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) generated by heat denaturation of PCB...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-10-01
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Series: | Environmental Health |
Online Access: | http://www.ehjournal.net/content/7/1/47 |