Evolution of mercury contamination on mothers and babies: Study in two Brazilian indigenous populations;Evolucao materno-infantil da contaminacao por mercurio: Estudo em duas populacoes indigenas brasileiras

Revista Brasileira de Medicina

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 612-620

  Gonçalves, Aguinaldo ^a   Ferrari, Íris ^b   Barbosa, Antônio ^b   Serra, Olympio ^c   Padovani, Carlos Roberto ^d   Brasileiro, Iara ^b   Da Silva E Gonçalves, Neusa Nunes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^c Fundação Mata Virgem ^*

^d SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazilian Amazonia; Indians; Mercury intoxication; Mothers and babies

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MERCURIALISM; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PUERPERIUM;

EID: 0031722172     PISSN: 00347264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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