Congenital anomalies in Glasgow between 1982 and 1989 and chromium waste

Journal of Public Health Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 54-58

  Eizaguirre García, Domingo ^a   Rodríguez Andrés, Carlos ^a,b   Watt, Graham C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chromium; Congenital

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM;

ARTICLE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SOCIAL STATUS; SOIL POLLUTION; TERATOGENESIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ABNORMALITIES; CHROMIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; PREGNANCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCOTLAND; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 0342470610     PISSN: 09574832     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/22.1.54     Document Type: Article

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