Metal contamination and the epidemic of congenital birth defects in Iraqi cities

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 937-944

  Al Sabbak, M ^a   Ali, S Sadik ^a   Savabi, O ^b   Savabi, G ^b   Dastgiri, S ^c   Savabieasfahani, M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASRAH   (Iraq)

^b ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Folate dependent birth defects; Human birth defects; Iraq; Metal exposure

Indexed keywords

BIRTH DEFECTS; DECIDUOUS TEETH; HUMAN BIRTH; IRAQ; METAL CONTAMINATION; METAL LEVELS; REMEDIATION PLAN;

HOSPITALS; TOOTH ENAMEL;

ALUMINUM;

LEAD; MERCURY; METAL; URANIUM;

ARTICLE; CONGENITAL DISORDER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HAIR; HUMAN; IRAQ; METABOLISM; NAIL; NEWBORN; POLLUTANT; POLLUTION; STATISTICS; TOOTH;

CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; HAIR; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; IRAQ; LEAD; MERCURY; METALS; NAILS; TOOTH; URANIUM;

EID: 84867582007     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-012-0817-2     Document Type: Article

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