Effect of amalgam fillings on the mercury concentration in human amniotic fluid

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 271, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 138-142

  Luglie, Pier Franca ^a   Campus, Guglielmo ^a   Chessa, Giannina ^a   Spano, Giovanni ^a   Capobianco, Giampiero ^a   Fadda, Giovanni Maria ^a   Dessole, Salvatore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amalgam fillings; Human amniotic fluid; Mercury concentration; Perinatal complications; Pregnant women

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; METHYLMERCURY;

ADULT; AMNION FLUID; AMNION FLUID ANALYSIS; AMNION FLUID LEVEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; TOOTH FILLING;

ADULT; AMNIOTIC FLUID; DENTAL AMALGAM; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; MERCURY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 16444381150     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-003-0578-6     Document Type: Article

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