Estimated intake levels of methylmercury in children, childbearingage and pregnant women in a Mediterranean region, Murcia, Spain

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 168, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1075-1080

  Ortega García, Juan Antonio ^a   Rodriguez, Kristina ^a   Calatayud, Marta ^b   Martin, Marlene ^a   Vélez, Dinoraz ^b   Devesa, Vicenta ^b   Sánchez Alarcon, Mari Carmen ^a   Cantero, Alberto Manuel Torres ^c,d   Galindo Cascales, Consuelo ^e   Gil Vázquez, Juana María ^a   Sánchez Sauco, Miguel Felipe ^a   Sánchez Solís, Manuel ^a   Alfonso Marsilla, Blas ^e   Romero Braquehais, Fernando ^f  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LA ARRIXACA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE AGROQUÍMICA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE ALIMENTOS CSIC   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^e Murcian Food Safety Agency General Direction of Public Health   (Spain)

^f Institute of Childhood Nutrition HERO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLMERCURY DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHILD; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; INFANT; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFERENCE VALUE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SPAIN; STATISTICS;

ANIMALS; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FISHES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INFANT; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERENCE VALUES; SPAIN;

EID: 75549088950     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: 14321076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-008-0890-z     Document Type: Article

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