Mercury exposure via breast-milk in infants from a suburban area of Ankara, Turkey

Turkish Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 136-143

  Örün, Emel ^a   Songul Yalcin S ^b   Aykut, Osman ^c   Orhan, Günnur ^c   Koç Morgil, Göksel ^c   Yurdakök, Kadriye ^b   Uzun, Ramazan ^c  

^a FATIH UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Refik Saydam National Public Health Agency   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Breast milk; Dental amalgam; Fish consumption; Maternal depression; Mercury

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; HEMOGLOBIN; MERCURY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST MILK; CHILD GROWTH; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MATERNAL ANEMIA; MATERNAL DISEASE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MATERNAL SMOKING; MATERNAL WELFARE; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; PUERPERIUM; QUESTIONNAIRE; SUBURBAN AREA; TOOTH FILLING; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VITAMIN INTAKE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MERCURY; MILK, HUMAN; SUBURBAN POPULATION; TURKEY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863448112     PISSN: 00414301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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