Neurological outcomes in children with and without amalgam-related mercury exposure: Seven years of longitudinal observations in a randomized trial

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 139, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 138-145

  Lauterbach, Martin ^a   Martins, Isabel P ^a   Castro Caldas, Alexandre ^a   Bernardo, Mario ^b   Luis, Henrique ^b   Amaral, Helena ^b   Leitão, Jorge ^c   Martin, Michael D ^d   Townes, Brenda ^e   Rosenbaum, Gail ^d   Woods, James S ^d   DeRouen, Timothy ^d,f  

^a INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA MOLECULAR   (Portugal)

^b FACULDADE DE MEDICINA DENTÁRIA   (Portugal)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PORTUGAL   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f School of Dentistry

Author keywords

Amalgam; Children; Mercury; Neurological

Indexed keywords

EID: 39749144514     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2008.0128     Document Type: Article

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