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Exposure to Persistent Organic Pollutants and Risk of Hypertension among Inuit from Greenland

2013

Valera, B., Jørgensen, M.E., Jeppesen, C., & Bjerregaard, P.

Elsevier

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The authors aimed to assess the risk of hypertension related to increasing levels of polychlorinated biphenyls and organochlorine pesticides among Inuit adults living in Greenland. Findings revealed no significant associations between these contaminants and blood pressure in this highly exposed population.

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Exposure to Persistent Organic Pollutants and Risk of Hypertension among Inuit from Greenland

Valera, B., Jørgensen, M.E., Jeppesen, C., & Bjerregaard, P. (2013). Exposure to persistent organic pollutants and risk of hypertension among Inuit from Greenland. Environmental Research, 122, 65-73.

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