The Impact of Smoking on the Association between Perfluoroalkyl Acids (PFAS) and Thyroid Hormones: A National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Analysis.

Toxics · 2020 · PMC7768414 · PMID 33316920

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Additionally, an association between PFOA exposure and hypothyroidism and a positive trend between estimated cumulative PFOA exposure and incident thyroid cancer was reported in a highly exposed community located near a chemical plant in the Mid-Ohio valley [ 18 , 19 , 20 ].

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