Should we watch what we eat and drink? Report on the International Workshop on Hormones and Endocrine Disrupters in Food and Water: possible impact on human health, Copenhagen, Denmark, 27-30 May 2000.
The aim of this Workshop was to bring together scientists with different backgrounds, including clinical endocrinologists, basic researchers and epidemiologists, to discuss the complex and controversial topic of endocrine disrupters, and their impact on human health. Nearly 250 scientists attended the Workshop, and 50 lectures and 90 posters were presented and discussed. The most important scientific findings and reviews are to be published in Human Reproduction and Human Reproduction Update. Some of the highlights are presented here.
Skakkebaek
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Copenhagen University Dept of Growth and Reproduction, Rigshospitalet, 9 Blegdamsvej, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark. nes@rh.dk
Leffers
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H
Rajpert-De Meyts
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Carlsen
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E
Grigor
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KM
D004702:Endocrine Glands / Q000378:metabolism*; D004700:Endocrine System Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D005506:Food Contamination; D006728:Hormones / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D012098:Reproduction / Q000187:drug effects; D014881:Water Supply / Q000032:analysis*
D006728:Hormones