Intrauterine lead exposure and preterm birth

Environmental Research

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 297-301

  Torres Sánchez, Luisa E ^a   Berkowitz, Gertrud ^b   López Carrillo, Lizbeth ^a   Torres Arreola, Laura ^a,c   Ríos, Camilo ^d   López Cervantes, Malaquías ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Lead; Mexico; Parity; Preterm birth

Indexed keywords

FERTILITY; HEALTH RISK; LEAD; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RISK FACTOR;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEXICO; PARITY; PATHOGENESIS; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

MEXICO; MEXICO CITY;

EID: 0344641958     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/enrs.1999.3984     Document Type: Article

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