Open AccessExposure to persistent organochlorine compounds through fish consumption and the incidence of osteoporotic fractures
Author(s) -
Ewa Wallin,
Lars Rylander,
Lars Hagmar
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work, environment and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.762
Subject(s) - incidence (geometry) , fish <actinopterygii> , medicine , fish consumption , consumption (sociology) , toxicology , dentistry , physiology , environmental health , environmental chemistry , biology , chemistry , fishery , art , mathematics , geometry , aesthetics
Animal studies have shown that persistent organochlorine compounds (POC) impair normal bone metabolism and result in increased bone fragility. These findings may have health implications for POC-exposed human populations. The aim of the present study was to assess the impact of POC-contaminated fish on the self-reported fracture incidence of Swedish fishermen and their wives.