Breast cancer risk and drinking water contaminated by wastewater: a case control study
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Drinking water contaminated by wastewater is a potential source of exposure to mammary carcinogens and endocrine disrupting compounds from commercial products and excreted natural and pharmaceutical hormones. These contaminants are h...
Main Authors: | Swartz Christopher H, McKelvey Wendy, Aschengrau Ann, Brody Julia, Kennedy Theresa, Rudel Ruthann A |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2006-10-01
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Series: | Environmental Health |
Online Access: | http://www.ehjournal.net/content/5/1/28 |
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