Aims: Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) have been associated with endometriosis, though with equivocal results possibly reflecting choice of biospecimen. We sought to assess this ...
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Louis GB, Peterson CM, Croughan M, Chen Z, Sundaram R, Hediger M, Stanford J, Varner M, Giudice L, Fujimoto V, Parsons P, Kurunthachalam K (2011). Persistent organic pollutants and endometriosis: Importance of biologic media for defining exposure - the endo study. *ISEE Conference Abstracts*, *2011*(1). https://doi.org/10.1289/isee.2011.01399
Louis GMB, Peterson CM, Croughan MS, Chen Z, Sundaram R, Hediger ML, et al. Persistent organic pollutants and endometriosis: Importance of biologic media for defining exposure - the endo study. ISEE Conference Abstracts.. doi:10.1289/isee.2011.01399
Louis, Germaine M. Buck, et al. "Persistent organic pollutants and endometriosis: Importance of biologic media for defining exposure - the endo study." *ISEE Conference Abstracts*.
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