Prenatal exposure to mercury and neurobehavioral development of neonates in Zhoushan City, China

Environmental Research

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 390-399

  Gao, Yu ^a,b   Yan, Chong Huai ^a   Tian, Ying ^b   Wang, Yu ^a   Xie, Han Fang ^a   Zhou, Xin ^a   Yu, Xiao Dan ^a   Yu, Xiao Gang ^a   Tong, Shilu ^c   Zhou, Qing Xin ^d   Shen, Xiao Ming ^a  

^a XINHUA HOSPITAL AFFILIATED TO SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^d Zhoushan Women's and Children's Health Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Maternal fish consumption; Methylmercury; Neonatal behavioral neurological assessments; Prenatal exposure

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

BEHAVIOR; FOOD CONSUMPTION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); METHYLMERCURY; NEONATE; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ARTICLE; COGNITION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSISTANT; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEWBORN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CHINA; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HAIR; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; MERCURY; MOTOR SKILLS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEAFOOD; SEX FACTORS; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; ZHEJIANG; ZHOUSHAN;

EID: 34948879703     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2007.05.015     Document Type: Article

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