Significance of maternal plasma lead level in early pregnancy loss

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 501-506

  Faikoǧlu, Rehat ^a,b   Savan, Kadir ^a   Utku, Çaǧatay ^a   Takar, Nurhan ^a   Zebitay, Ali Galip ^a  

^a Semiha akir Education and Research Hospital Department of Pediatrics   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Lead toxicity; Miscarriage; Plasma lead level; Spontaneous abortion

Indexed keywords

GYNECOLOGY; LEAD; PATIENT MONITORING; PLASMA THEORY; TOXICITY;

LEAD TOXICITY; MISCARRIAGE; PLASMA LEAD LEVEL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

PLASMAS;

LEAD;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MATERNAL BLOOD; PREGNANCY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; LEAD; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 32944466743     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934520500428435     Document Type: Article

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