Antepartum seafood consumption and mercury levels in newborn cord blood

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 194, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1683-1688

  Sato, Renee L ^a   Li, Gaylyn G ^a   Shaha, Steve ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b STRAUB CLINIC AND HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cord blood; Fish; Mercury; Methylmercury; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MOTHER FETUS RELATIONSHIP; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA FOOD; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; DIET; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; HAWAII; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MERCURY; NUTRITION POLICY; PREGNANCY; SEAFOOD; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

EID: 33646889075     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2006.03.005     Document Type: Article

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