Blood mercury levels in US children and women of childbearing age, 1999-2000

SE Schober, TH Sinks, RL Jones, PM Bolger… - Jama, 2003 - jamanetwork.com
ContextHumans are exposed to methylmercury, a well-established neurotoxin, through fish
consumption. The fetus is most sensitive to the adverse effects of exposure. The extent of …

Hair mercury levels in US children and women of childbearing age: reference range data from NHANES 1999–2000

MA McDowell, CF Dillon, J Osterloh… - Environmental …, 2004 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Exposure to methyl mercury, a risk factor for neurodevelopmental toxicity, was assessed in
US children 1–5 years of age (n= 838) and women 16–49 years of age (n= 1,726) using hair …

Concentrations of dialkyl phosphate metabolites of organophosphorus pesticides in the US population.

DB Barr, R Bravo, G Weerasekera… - Environmental …, 2004 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
We report population-based concentrations, stratified by age, sex, and racial/ethnic groups,
of dialkyl phosphate (DAP) metabolites of multiple organophosphorus pesticides. We …

Blood lead levels and death from all causes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer: results from the NHANES III mortality study

SE Schober, LB Mirel, BI Graubard… - Environmental …, 2006 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background Analyses of mortality data for participants examined in 1976–1980 in the
second National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES II) suggested an …

Concentrations of selective metabolites of organophosphorus pesticides in the United States population

DB Barr, R Allen, AO Olsson, R Bravo… - Environmental …, 2005 - Elsevier
We report population-based concentrations (stratified by age, sex, and composite
race/ethnicity variables) of selective metabolites of chlorpyrifos (3, 5, 6-trichloro-2-pyridinol; …

Serum levels of retinol, beta-carotene, and alpha-tocopherol in older adults

GW COMSTOCK, MS MENKES… - American journal of …, 1988 - academic.oup.com
Levels of retinol, beta-carotene, and alpha-tocopherol were determined in the serum of 415
adults over age 35 years who had volunteered in 1974 to donate blood for cancer research …

Smoke-free laws and secondhand smoke exposure in US non-smoking adults, 1999–2002

MS Pickett, SE Schober, DJ Brody… - Tobacco …, 2006 - tobaccocontrol.bmj.com
Objectives: To investigate the relationship between smoke-free law coverage and
secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure in the United States non-smoking adult population …

Secondhand tobacco smoke exposure among children and adolescents: United States, 2003–2006

C Marano, SE Schober, DJ Brody, C Zhang - Pediatrics, 2009 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVE: The implementation of policies that prohibit tobacco smoking in public places
has resulted in a significant reduction in secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure in the US …

Serum α-tocopherol concentration in relation to subsequent colorectal cancer: pooled data from five cohorts

MP Longnecker, JM Martin-Moreno… - JNCI: Journal of the …, 1992 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background Numerous monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) have been produced to
antigens found in human melanomas. Three of the best characterized melanoma antigens …

Serologic precursors of cancer: I. Prediagnostic serum nutrients and colon cancer risk

SE Schober, GW Comstock, KJ Helsing… - American journal of …, 1987 - academic.oup.com
A study was undertaken to determine whether predlagnostlc serum levels of retinol, beta-
carotene, vitamin E, and selenIum are lower In colon cancer cases compared with matched …