Varying coefficient function models to explore interactions between maternal nutritional status and prenatal methylmercury toxicity in the Seychelles Child Development Nutrition Study

Environmental Research

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 75-80

  Lynch, Miranda L ^a   Huang, Li Shan ^a   Cox, Christopher ^b   Strain, J J ^c   Myers, Gary J ^a   Bonham, Maxine P ^c   Shamlaye, Conrad F ^d   Stokes Riner, Abbie ^a   Wallace, Julie M W ^c   Duffy, Emeir M ^c   Clarkson, Thomas W ^a   Davidson, Philip W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^d MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Seychelles)

Author keywords

Interaction between nutritional status and toxic exposure; Mercury exposure; Neurodevelopment; Varying coefficient function models

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; IODINE; IRON; METHYLMERCURY; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN; CARBOXYLIC ACID; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; FATTY ACID; FISH; FOOD CONSUMPTION; HEALTH RISK; HOLISTIC APPROACH; METHYLMERCURY; NEUROLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; BAYLEY SCALES INFANT DEVELOPMENT II; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FISH; GESTATION PERIOD; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MENTAL DEVELOPMENTAL INDEX; NEUROTOXICITY; NUTRIENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SEYCHELLES; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ARACHIDONIC ACID; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOLINE; COHORT STUDIES; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; IODINE; IRON; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEYCHELLES;

SEYCHELLES;

EID: 78751574045     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2010.09.005     Document Type: Article

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