Lead exposure in pregnancy: A review of the literature and argument for routine prenatal screening

Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 231-238

  Gardella, Carolyn ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHELATING AGENT; DIMERCAPROL; EDETIC ACID; LEAD; PENICILLAMINE;

BIRTH WEIGHT; CHELATION THERAPY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HOME; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; MATERNAL BLOOD; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; NEUROTOXICITY; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PAINT INDUSTRY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRENATAL SCREENING; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SMELTER; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; UNITED STATES;

FEMALE; HUMANS; LEAD POISONING; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0035067421     PISSN: 00297828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006254-200104000-00024     Document Type: Review

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