Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane burden and breast cancer risk: a meta-analysis of the epidemiologic evidence.

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Published in Environ Health Perspect on February 01, 2004

Authors

Malaquías López-Cervantes1, Luisa Torres-Sánchez, Aurelio Tobías, Lizbeth López-Carrillo

Author Affiliations

1: Mexico National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.

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