Prenatal exposure to dental amalgam: Evidence from the Seychelles Child Development Study main cohort

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 142, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1283-1294

  Watson, Gene E ^a   Lynch, Miranda ^b   Myers, Gary J ^c   Shamlaye, Conrad F ^d   Thurston, Sally W ^b   Zareba, Grazyna ^b   Clarkson, Thomas W ^b   Davidson, Philip W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Republic of Seychelles Ministry of Health and Social Services   (Seychelles)

Author keywords

Amalgam; Mercury; Neurodevelopment; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

EID: 82155186716     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2011.0114     Document Type: Article

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