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

David Melzer | Zendy; Neil Rice | Zendy; Michael H. Depledge | Zendy; William Henley | Zendy; Tamara S. Galloway | Zendy

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

Author(s) -

David Melzer,

Neil Rice,

Michael H. Depledge,

William Henley,

Tamara S. Galloway

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

environmental health perspectives

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257

H-Index - 282

eISSN - 1552-9924

pISSN - 0091-6765

DOI - 10.1289/ehp.0901584

Subject(s) - national health and nutrition examination survey , perfluorooctanoic acid , perfluorooctane , quartile , medicine , odds ratio , population , thyroid disease , confidence interval , body mass index , thyroid , physiology , environmental health , endocrinology , chemistry , environmental chemistry , organic chemistry , sulfonate , sodium

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.

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