How well does a single blood sample represent long-term exposure for epidemiological studies of PFOA among men in the general population?

Many epidemiological studies use a single blood sample per participant to assess exposure, but it is unclear how well a single sample represents longer term exposure. We performed a simulation study using summary statistics for repeated serum PFOA measurements from several previous studies in men to...

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Main Authors: Scott M. Bartell, Mark P. Purdue, Jongeun Rhee, Therese H. Nøst, Jennifer Rusiecki, Kyle Steenland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-10-01
Series:Environment International
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412024006421