Dental amalgam exposure and urinary mercury levels in children: The New England Children's Amalgam Trial

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 256-262

  Maserejian, Nancy Nairi ^a   Trachtenberg, Felicia L ^a   Assmann, Susan F ^a   Barregard, Lars ^b  

^a NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Children; Creatinine urine; Dental amalgam; Environmental exposure; Mercury; Mercury urine

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; MERCURY;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; URINALYSIS; URINARY EXCRETION; URINE LEVEL;

CHILD; DENTAL AMALGAM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MERCURY;

EID: 40549092392     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.10440     Document Type: Article

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