Hair mercury in breast-fed infants exposed to thimerosal-preserved vaccines

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 166, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 935-941

  Marques, Rejane C ^a,b   Dórea, José G ^c   Fonseca, Márlon F ^b   Bastos, Wanderley R ^a   Malm, Olaf ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE RONDÔNIA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Ethyl mercury; Immunization; Methyl mercury; Thiomersal

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA VACCINE; ETHYLMERCURY DERIVATIVE; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; MERCURY; PERTUSSIS VACCINE; TETANUS TOXOID; THIOMERSAL; VACCINE;

ARTICLE; BIRTH; BODY WEIGHT; BRAZIL; BREAST FEEDING EDUCATION; BREAST MILK; FEMALE; HAIR; HEALTH; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; LACTATION; LIFE; MALE; MODULATION; MOTHER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAZIL; BREAST FEEDING; COHORT STUDIES; ETHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; MIDDLE AGED; MILK, HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRESERVATIVES, PHARMACEUTICAL; THIMEROSAL; VACCINES;

EID: 34249828872     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-006-0362-2     Document Type: Article

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