Prenatal methylmercury exposure as a cardiovascular risk factor at seven years of age

Epidemiology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 370-375

  Sørensen, Nicolina ^a   Murata, Katsuyuki ^b   Budtz Jørgensen, Esben ^c   Weihe, Pál ^a,d   Grandjean, Philippe ^d,e,f  

^a FAROESE HOSPITAL SYSTEM   (Faroe Islands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^e BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f Department of Environmental Medicine ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Birth weight; Blood pressure; Environmental pollution; Methylmercury; Prenatal exposure delayed effects; Preschool child

Indexed keywords

METHYLMERCURY;

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEART RATE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PLACENTA WEIGHT; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0032999396     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001648-199907000-00006     Document Type: Article

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