Fetal methylmercury exposure as measured by cord blood mercury concentrations in a mother-infant cohort in Hong Kong

Environment International

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 84-92

  Fok, Tai F ^a   Lam, Hugh S ^a   Ng, Pak C ^a   Yip, Alexander S K ^a   Sin, Ngai C ^a   Chan, Iris H S ^a   Gu, Goldie J S ^a   So, Hung K ^a   Wong, Eric M C ^a   Lam, Christopher W K ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cord blood mercury concentrations; Fetal methylmercury exposure; Maternal fish consumption

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; FETAL MONITORING; MARINE BIOLOGY; NEUROLOGY; STATISTICAL METHODS; TOXICITY;

GEOMETRIC MEAN; MATERNAL FISH CONSUMPTION; MEDIAN; METHYLMERCURY; NEUROTOXIC EFFECTS;

MERCURY (METAL);

ALCOHOL; FRESH WATER; METHYLMERCURY;

BIOMONITORING; FISH; FOOD CONSUMPTION; HEALTH RISK; METHYLMERCURY; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FISH; FRESHWATER FISH; GEOMETRY; HAIR; HEIGHT; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; METHODOLOGY; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEUROTOXICITY; NEWBORN; POPULATION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG;

EID: 33845482501     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2006.08.002     Document Type: Article

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