Maternal fish consumption and prenatal methylmercury exposure: A review

Nutrition and Health

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 289-297

  Al Ardhi, Fatma Mohammed Mahfoodh ^a   Al Ani, Majeed Rasheed ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Fish consumption; Good outweighs the bad; Maternal; Methylmercury exposure; Prenatal

Indexed keywords

EID: 62149089168     PISSN: 02601060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026010600801900404     Document Type: Article

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