Prenatal mercury exposure in a multicenter cohort study in Spain

Environment International

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 597-604

  Ramon, R ^a,b   Murcia, M ^b,c   Aguinagalde, X ^d   Amurrio, A ^d   Llop, S ^b,c,e   Ibarluzea, J ^b,f   Lertxundi, A ^b,f   Alvarez Pedrerol, M ^b,g,h   Casas, M ^b,g,h   Vioque, J ⁱ   Sunyer, J ^b,g,h,j   Tardon, A ^b,k   Martinez Arguelles, B ^k   Ballester, F ^b,c,l  

^a Direccion General de Salud Publica   (Spain)

^b CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^c Center for Public Health Research CSISP   (Spain)

^d Laboratorio de Salud Pública de Alava   (Spain)

^e INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^f Subdirección de Salud Pública y Adicciones de Gipuzkoa   (Spain)

^g CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY CREAL   (Spain)

^h INST MUNIC D INVESTIGACIO MEDICA   (Spain)

ⁱ MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^j UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^k UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^l UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

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Author keywords

Cord blood; Fish consumption; Mercury; Newborn; Pregnancy; Prenatal exposure

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; FISH; HEAVY METALS; MERCURY (METAL); OBSTETRICS; OILS AND FATS;

CORD BLOOD; FISH CONSUMPTION; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE;

MEATS;

FISH OIL; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY;

BLOOD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FOOD CONSUMPTION; HEALTH CARE; MERCURY (ELEMENT); POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEAFOOD;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CANNED FOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; NEWBORN; PARITY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA FOOD; SPAIN; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

SPAIN;

SCOMBRIDAE;

EID: 79951553516     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2010.12.004     Document Type: Article

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