Fish consumption and advisory awareness among expectant women

Wisconsin Medical Journal

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 41-44

  Gliori, Gemma ^a,c   Imm, Pam ^a   Anderson, Henry A ^a   Knobeloch, Lynda ^b  

^a WISCONSIN DIVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c WILLIAM S MIDDLETON MEMORIAL VETERANS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY;

ARTICLE; BIRTH CERTIFICATE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FISH; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; MEDICAL EDUCATION; POLLUTANT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHELLFISH; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ANIMALS; AWARENESS; DIET; FEMALE; FISHES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MERCURY POISONING; PREGNANCY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK FACTORS; WISCONSIN;

EID: 33645225171     PISSN: 10981861     EISSN: 10981861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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