Visual acuity in fish consumers of the Brazilian Amazon: Risks and benefits from local diet

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2236-2244

  Fillion, Myriam ^a   Lemire, Mélanie ^a,b   Philibert, Aline ^a   Frenette, Benoît ^c   Weiler, Hope Alberta ^d   Deguire, Jason Robert ^d   Guimarães, Jean Remy Davée ^e   Larribe, Fabrice ^a   Barbosa Jr , Fernando ^f   Mergler, Donna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fish consumption; Lead; Mercury; n 3 fatty acids; Selenium; Visual acuity

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; LEAD; MERCURY; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; SELENIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BRAZIL; CHEMISTRY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HAIR; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; VISUAL ACUITY; WATER POLLUTANT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BRAZIL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FEMALE; FISHES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HAIR; HUMANS; LEAD; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MERCURY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVERS; SELENIUM; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VISUAL ACUITY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857233636     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980011001765     Document Type: Article

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