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Participant experiences in a breastmilk biomonitoring study: A qualitative assessment

Nerissa Wu1*, Michael D McClean1, Phil Brown2, Ann Aschengrau3 and Thomas F Webster1

Author Affiliations

1 Department of Environmental Health, Boston University School of Public Health, 715 Albany Street, Boston, MA 02118, USA

2 Department of Sociology, Brown University, Box 1916, Providence, RI 02912, USA

3 Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, 715 Albany Street, Boston, MA 02118, USA

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Environmental Health 2009, 8:4 doi:10.1186/1476-069X-8-4

Published: 18 February 2009

Additional files

Additional file 1:

The Value of Body-Burden Monitoring Using Breast Milk. Breast milk biomonitoring fact sheet distributed to potential biomonitoring participants.

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Additional file 2:

Out of Harm's Way: Preventing Toxic Threats to Child Development – Why Breast-Feeding is Still Best for Baby. Educational information distributed to potential biomonitoring participants.

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Additional file 3:

The Greater Boston PBDE Body Burden Project. Fact sheet on polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) distributed to potential biomonitoring participants.

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Additional file 4:

Follow-up Questionnaire. Questionnaire used in the follow-up study to collect information on participants' experiences in the biomonitoring study.

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