Changes in blood lead after cessation of breastfeeding

Environmental Epidemiology and Toxicology

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 235-240

  Gulson, Brian L ^a,b   Mizon, Karen J ^a,b   Patison, Nicole ^b   Korsch, Michael J ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blood; Calcium; Isotopes; Lactation; Lead; Mobilization; Pregnancy; Skeletal

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; DRINKING WATER; HORMONE; ISOTOPE; LEAD;

ADULT; AIR MONITORING; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; BREAST FEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HOUSE DUST; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LACTATION; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; SKELETON; WATER ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034473430     PISSN: 15227987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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