Methylmercury risk and awareness among American Indian women of childbearing age living on an inland northwest reservation

Environmental Research

Volumn 109, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 753-759

  Kuntz, Sandra W ^a   Hill, Wade G ^b   Linkenbach, Jeff W ^b   Lande, Gary ^b   Larsson, Laura ^b  

^a Montana State University College of Nursing   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

American Indian; Childbearing; Fish advisories; Methylmercury; Risk; WIC

Indexed keywords

METHYLMERCURY;

BIOMONITORING; CHILD; CHILDBEARING; METHYLMERCURY; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RISK FACTOR; WOMENS STATUS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AWARENESS; BODY BURDEN; DIET SURVEYS; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; MIDDLE AGED; NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEAFOOD; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649494323     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2009.04.007     Document Type: Article

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