Mercury concentration in the breast milk of Iranian women

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 147, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 36-43

  Dahmardeh Behrooz, Reza ^a   Esmaili Sari, Abbas ^b   Peer, Fatemeh Einollahi ^a   Amini, Malihe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZABOL   (Iran)

^b TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Fish consumption; Human milk; Iranian women; Mercury

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST MILK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; DETOXIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; GUATEMALA; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HUNGARY; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIGERIA; PARITY; PHILIPPINES; SWEDEN; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FISHES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INFANT; IRAN; MERCURY; MILK, HUMAN; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861639625     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: 15590720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12011-011-9283-7     Document Type: Article

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