Does prenatal methylmercury exposure from fish consumption affect blood pressure in childhood?

NeuroToxicology

Volumn 28, Issue 5 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 924-930

  Thurston, Sally W ^a   Bovet, Pascal ^b,c   Myers, Gary J ^a   Davidson, Philip W ^a   Georger, Lesley A ^a   Shamlaye, Conrad ^b   Clarkson, Thomas W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Seychelles)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; BMI; Methylmercury; Seychelles Child Development Study

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; METHYLMERCURIC CHLORIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COVARIANCE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FAROE ISLANDS; FEMALE; FISH; GENDER; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 34948904717     PISSN: 0161813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2007.06.002     Document Type: Article

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