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A new spin on research translation: the Boston Consensus Conference on Human BiomonitoringJessica W Nelson
Department of Environmental Health, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, USA
Environ Health Perspect 117:495-9. 2009..Their unique perspectives are also commonly missing from discussions about science and technology policy. The consensus conference process, developed in Denmark, offers a way to address this gap...
Exposure to polyfluoroalkyl chemicals and cholesterol, body weight, and insulin resistance in the general U.S. populationJessica W Nelson
Department of Environmental Health, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, USA
Environ Health Perspect 118:197-202. 2010..Polyfluoroalkyl chemicals (PFCs) are used commonly in commercial applications and are detected in humans and the environment worldwide. Concern has been raised that they may disrupt lipid and weight regulation...
Social disparities in exposures to bisphenol A and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals: a cross-sectional study within NHANES 2003-2006Jessica W Nelson
Boston University School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health, 715 Albany Street, Boston, MA 02118, USA
Environ Health 11:10. 2012..Bisphenol A (BPA) and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals (PFCs) are suspected endocrine disrupting compounds known to be ubiquitous in people's bodies. Population disparities in exposure to these chemicals have not been fully characterized...
Polyfluorinated compounds in serum linked to indoor air in office environmentsAlicia J Fraser
Boston University School of Public Health, 715 Albany Street, T4W, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, United States
Environ Sci Technol 46:1209-15. 2012..Variation in PFC air concentrations by building is likely due to differences in the number, type, and age of potential sources such as carpeting, furniture, and/or paint...
Association of urinary phthalate metabolite concentrations with body mass index and waist circumference: a cross-sectional study of NHANES data, 1999-2002Elizabeth E Hatch
Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, 715 Albany St, Boston, MA 02118, USA
Environ Health 7:27. 2008..Although diet and activity are key factors in the obesity epidemic, laboratory studies suggest that endocrine disrupting chemicals may also affect obesity...
Personal exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in residential indoor airJoseph G Allen
Department of Environmental Health, Boston University School of Public Health, 715 Albany Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, USA
Environ Sci Technol 41:4574-9. 2007..045) and BDE 209 (r = 0.58, p = 0.008). Use of personal air concentrations increased estimates of inhalation exposure over those previously reported. Inhalation may account for up to 22% of the total BDE 209 exposure in U.S. adults...
