Interactions between nutrition and environmental exposures: Effects on health outcomes in women and children

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 137, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2794-2797

  Kordas, Katarzyna ^a   Lönnerdal, Bo ^b   Stoltzfus, Rebecca J ^c  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL;

CHILD HEALTH; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MATERNAL WELFARE; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POLLUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 37149007405     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/137.12.2794     Document Type: Conference Paper

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