Cadmium and children: Exposure and health effects

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 95, Issue SUPPL. 453, 2006, Pages 50-54

  Schoeters, Greet ^a   Den Hond, Elly ^a   Zuurbier, Moniek ^b   Naginiene, Rima ^c   Van Den Hazel, Peter ^b   Stilianakis, Nikolaos ^d   Ronchetti, Roberto ^e   Koppe, Janna G ^f  

^a FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

^b Public Health Services Gelderland Midden   (Netherlands)

^c KAUNAS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Lithuania)

^d JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^e SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Children; Environment; Exposure; Health effects

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; TOBACCO SMOKE;

BIOACCUMULATION; BREAST MILK; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXCRETION; FOOD INTAKE; HOUSE DUST; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INHALATION; LUNG CANCER; NEPHROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OSTEOPOROSIS; PLACENTA; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TERATOGENICITY;

ANIMALS; CADMIUM; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 33749072699     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035320600886232     Document Type: Review

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