Assessment of prenatal mercury exposure in a predominately Caribbean immigrant community in Brooklyn, NY

Journal of Environmental Monitoring

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1035-1043

  Geer, Laura A ^a   Persad, Malini Devi ^a   Palmer, Christopher D ^b,c   Steuerwald, Amy J ^b   Dalloul, Mudar ^d   Abulafia, Ovadia ^d   Parsons, Patrick J ^b,c  

^a SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d SUNY Downstate Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; MERCURY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CENTRAL AMERICA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEA FOOD; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DIET; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; HUMANS; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MERCURY; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; PREGNANCY; SEAFOOD; WEST INDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857735887     PISSN: 14640325     EISSN: 14640333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c2em10835f     Document Type: Article

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