Hydroelectric reservoir inundation (Rio Madeira Basin, Amazon) and changes in traditional lifestyle: Impact on growth and neurodevelopment of pre-school children

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 661-669

  Marques, Rejane C ^a   Dórea, José G ^b   McManus, Concepta ^b   Leão, Renata S ^a   Brandão, Katiane G ^c   Marques, Rayson C ^d   Ito Vieira, Igor H ^c   Guimarães, Jean Remy D ^a   Malm, Olaf ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE RONDÔNIA   (Brazil)

^d Prefeitura Municipal de Porto Velho   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fish; Gesell scores; Hair; Mercury; Methylmercury; Neurodevelopment; Young children; Z scores

Indexed keywords

METHYLMERCURY DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHEMISTRY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HAIR; HUMAN; INFANT; LIFESTYLE; MALE; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEA FOOD; STATISTICS;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FISHES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HAIR; HUMANS; INFANT; LIFE STYLE; MALE; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POWER PLANTS; SEAFOOD;

EID: 79955980732     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S136898001000248X     Document Type: Article

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