Date of Award
1-1-2009
Language
English
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
College/School/Department
Department of Environmental Health Sciences
Content Description
1 online resource (xv, 294 pages) : illustrations (some color), color map.
Dissertation/Thesis Chair
David O. Carpenter
Committee Members
Irina Birman, Glen Johnson, Richard Haase, David Spink
Keywords
blood pressure, hypertension, metabolic syndrome, organochlorine pesticides, organochlorine pollutants, polychlorinated biphenyls, Health risk assessment, Hypertension, Polychlorinated biphenyls
Subject Categories
Environmental Sciences
Abstract
Hypertension is recognized as one of the serious chronic diseases of humankind and as a major risk factor for death from heart attack and stroke. The cause of essential hypertension is poorly understood. We have investigated the relationship of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) and organochlorine pesticide exposure with hypertension and blood pressure in organochlorines exposed residents of Anniston, Alabama.
Recommended Citation
Goncharov, Alexey Borislavovich, "The assessment of associations between organochlorine pollutants and hypertension and blood pressure among Anniston (Alabama) residents" (2009). Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024). 44.
https://scholarsarchive.library.albany.edu/legacy-etd/44