Association of Perfluoroalkyl Substances, Bone Mineral Density, and Osteoporosis in the U.S. Population in NHANES 2009–2010

Khalil, Naila; Chen, Aimin; Lee, Miryoung; A. Czerwinski, Stefan; R. Ebert, James; C. DeWitt, Jamie; Kannan, Kurunthachalam

doi:10.1289/ehp.1307909

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Association of Perfluoroalkyl Substances, Bone Mineral Density, and Osteoporosis in the U.S. Population in NHANES 2009–2010

Published in Environmental Health Perspectives • Jun 9, 2015

Authors:

Naila Khalil

Aimin Chen

Miryoung Lee

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs), including perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS), and perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), are detectable in the serum of 95% of the U.S. OBJECTIVE: Considering the role of PFASs as endocrine...

Subject

Perfluorooctanoic acid

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

Bone mineral

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