An 18-Year Follow-up Survey of Dioxin Levels in Human Milk in Japan.

Ryusuke AeYosikazu NakamuraHiroshi TadaYumi KonoEiko MatsuiKazuo ItabashiMasanori OgawaTeppei SasaharaYuri MatsubaraTakao KojoKazuhiko KotaniNobuko MakinoYasuko AoyamaTakashi SanoKoki KosamiMaho YamashitaAkira Oka

Published in: Journal of epidemiology (2018)

Dioxin levels in human breast milk may be approaching a minimum in recent years in Japan. The findings may contribute to global reference levels for environmental pollution of dioxins, which remains a problem for many developing countries.

Keyphrases

human milk
endothelial cells
low birth weight
risk assessment
human health
preterm infants
health risk assessment
preterm birth