Nephrotoxicity, neurotoxicity, and mercury exposure among children with and without dental amalgam fillings

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 212, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 378-386

  Ye, Xibiao ^a,b   Qian, Haojun ^a   Xu, Peicheng ^c   Zhu, Lin ^c   Longnecker, Matthew P ^b   Fu, Hua ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c Xuhui Dental Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Dental amalgam; Mercury; Nephrotoxicity; Neurotoxicity

Indexed keywords

ACETYLGLUCOSAMINIDASE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CREATININE; DENTAL ALLOY; MERCURY;

ALBUMINURIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHINA; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; KIDNEY; MALE; PERSONALITY; TOXICITY AND INTOXICATION; URINE;

ACETYLGLUCOSAMINIDASE; ALBUMINURIA; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHINA; CREATININE; DENTAL AMALGAM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; KIDNEY; MALE; MERCURY; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; PERSONALITY;

EID: 67349107538     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2008.09.004     Document Type: Article

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