Re: "Maternal fish intake during pregnancy, blood mercury levels, and child cognition at age 3 years in a US cohort"

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 168, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 236-

  Groth III, Edward ^a  

^a Groth Consulting Services   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLMERCURY; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

ANCHOVY; BRAIN; CATFISH; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLAM; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FLOUNDER; FOOD INTAKE; HERRING; HUMAN; LEARNING; LETTER; MATERNAL FISH INTAKE; OYSTER; PREGNANCY; SALMON; SARDINE; SCALLOP; SHELLFISH; SHRIMP; TILAPIA;

ANIMALS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; DIET; FEMALE; FISHES; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; PREGNANCY; SEAFOOD;

EID: 46749108850     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwn172     Document Type: Letter

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