Mercury and Methylmercury Exposure in the New Jersey Pregnant Population

Archives of Environmental Health

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 4-10

  Stern, Alan H ^a,b   Gochfeld, Michael ^b,c   Weisel, Clifford ^b,c   Burger, Joanna ^c,d  

^a NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION   (United States)

^b RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Institute for Health   (United States)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fish; Mercury; Methylmercury; Pregnant

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; NEUROTOXICITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035099954     PISSN: 00039896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00039890109604048     Document Type: Article

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