Proposed PCB congener groupings for epidemiological studies.

LetterOpen AccessProposed PCB congener groupings for epidemiological studies. M S Wolff, D Camann, M Gammon, and S D Stellman M S Wolff Search for more papers by this author , D Camann Search for more papers by this author , M Gammon Search for more papers by this author , and S D Stellman Search for more papers by this author Published:1 January 1997https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.9710513Cited by:99AboutSectionsPDF ToolsDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail "Proposed PCB congener groupings for epidemiological studies.." Environmental Health Perspectives, 105(1), pp. 13–14FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited ByPavuk M, Serio T, Cusack C, Cave M, Rosenbaum P and Birnbaum L (2019) Hypertension in Relation to Dioxins and Polychlorinated Biphenyls from the Anniston Community Health Survey Follow-Up, Environmental Health Perspectives, 127:12, Online publication date: 1-Dec-2019. 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