Fish Consumption, Mercury Exposure, and Heart Diseases

Nutrition Reviews

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 68-72

  Chan, Hing Man ^a   Egeland, Grace M ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Fish consumption; Mercury

Indexed keywords

METHYLMERCURY;

CARDIOTOXICITY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FISH; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; HEART DEVELOPMENT; HEART DISEASE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART PROTECTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MINAMATA DISEASE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SHORT SURVEY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FISHES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEAFOOD; UNITED STATES;

HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEUCTRA; LEUCTRA INERMIS; LEUCTRIDAE;

EID: 1542297808     PISSN: 00296643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1301/nr.2004.janr.68-72     Document Type: Short Survey

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