Urinary cadmium levels during pregnancy and postpartum: A longitudinal study

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 53, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 205-212

  Hernandez, Magnolia ^a   Schuhmacher, Marta ^a   Fernandez, Juan D ^a   Domingo, Jose L ^a   Llobet, Juan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

Author keywords

dietary intake; plasma copper; plasma zinc; Pregnant women; urinary cadmium

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CALCIUM; COPPER; CREATININE; IRON; TRACE METAL; ZINC;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CADMIUM POISONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METAL METABOLISM; POLLUTION; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; URINARY EXCRETION;

EID: 0029776409     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02784556     Document Type: Article

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