Blood lead levels measured prospectively and risk of spontaneous abortion

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 150, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 590-597

  Borja Aburto, Victor H ^a,d   Hertz Picciotto, Irva ^b,e   Lopez, Magdalena Rojas ^a   Farias, Paulina ^a   Rios, Camilo ^c   Blanco, Julia ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (Mexico)

^d Currently Ctro Nac Salud Ambiental   (Mexico)

^e University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Abortion; Blood; Lead; Lead poisoning; Pregnancy outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEXICO; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

EID: 0033568823     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a010057     Document Type: Article

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