Mercury, lead and cadmium in human milk in relation to diet, lifestyle habits and sociodemographic variables in Madrid (Spain)

Chemosphere

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 268-276

  García Esquinas, Esther ^a,b   Pérez Gómez, Beatriz ^a,b   Fernández, Mario Antonio ^c   Pérez Meixeira, Ana María ^d   Gil, Elisa ^d   Paz, Concha de ^d   Iriso, Andrés ^d   Sanz, Juan Carlos ^d   Astray, Jenaro ^d   Cisneros, Margot ^d   Santos, Amparo de ^d   Asensio, Angel ^d   García Sagredo, José Miguel ^e   García, José Frutos ^d   Vioque, Jesus ^b,f   Pollán, Marina ^a,b   López Abente, Gonzalo ^a,b   González, Maria José ^c   Martínez, Mercedes ^g   Bohigas, Pedro Arias ^h   Pastor, Roberto ^a   Aragonés, Nuria ^a,b   more..

^a CARLOS III INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Spain)

^b CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^c CSIC   (Spain)

^d Madrid Regional Health Affairs Authority   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

^f MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^g Health Prevention and Environmental Health Department   (Spain)

^h Ministry of Health and Social Policy   (Spain)

Author keywords

Breast feeding; Cadmium; Environmental monitoring; Human milk; Lead; Mercury

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CADMIUM; LEAD; LINEAR REGRESSION; MERCURY (METAL); NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; OBSTETRICS; SMOKE; TOBACCO;

BREAST FEEDING; DOSE RESPONSE RELATIONSHIPS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN MILK; LINEAR REGRESSION MODELS; MULTIVARIATE LINEAR REGRESSION MODEL; SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION;

CADMIUM; CAFFEINE; LEAD; MERCURY; TOBACCO SMOKE;

ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; AVOIDANCE REACTION; BREASTFEEDING; CADMIUM; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; DIET; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD SAFETY; HABITAT STRUCTURE; INFANT FEEDING; LACTATION; LEAD; LIFESTYLE; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MILK; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POLLUTION MONITORING; POTATO; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SMOKING; TOBACCO; TOXICITY; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BREAST MILK; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COFFEE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAIRY PRODUCT; DEMOGRAPHY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HOME; HUMAN; LACTATION; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MILK LEVEL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POTATO; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPAIN; TOOTH FILLING; WEIGHT GAIN;

MADRID [SPAIN]; SPAIN;

NICOTIANA TABACUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 80054847192     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.05.029     Document Type: Article

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