Effect of low lead exposure on gestational age, birth weight and premature rupture of the membrane

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 60, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1027-1030

  Mirghani, Zein ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSMETIC; LEAD;

ARTICLE; BIRTH; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; SAUDI ARABIA; VENOUS BLOOD;

BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; FETAL MEMBRANES, PREMATURE RUPTURE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; LEAD; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE BIRTH; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 78649704650     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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