Perinatal Methylmercury Poisoning in Iraq

American Journal of Diseases of Children

Volumn 130, Issue 10, 1976, Pages 1070-1076

  Amin Zaki, Laman ^a   Elhassani, Sami ^a,d   Majeed, Mohammed A ^a   Clarkson, Thomas W ^b   Doherty, Richard A ^b   Greenwood, Michael R ^b   Giovanoli Jakubczak, Teresa ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAGHDAD   (Iraq)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY; METHYLMERCURY DERIVATIVE;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG INTOXICATION; HAIR; MILK; NEWBORN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHARMACOKINETICS; PREGNANCY; SERUM;

ADULT; BREAD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; HAIR; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSECTICIDES; IRAQ; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; MERCURY; MERCURY POISONING; MILK, HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 0017104682     PISSN: 00968994     EISSN: 23742976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.1976.02120110032004     Document Type: Article

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