Increased blood lead and decreased calcium levels during pregnancy: A prospective study of Swedish women living near a smelter

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 86, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1247-1252

  Lagerkvist, Birgitta Json ^a   Ekesrydh, Sven ^b   Englyst, Vagn ^c   Nordberg, Gwmarf ^a   Söderberg, Hans Ake ^b   Wiklund, Dan Eric ^d  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Primary Health Care Unit   (Sweden)

^c Boliden Mineral AB ^*  (Sweden)

^d UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; LEAD;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMELTER; SMOKING; SWEDEN;

EID: 0029788796     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.86.9.1247     Document Type: Article

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