Neurodevelopment of Amazonian infants: Antenatal and postnatal exposure to methyl- and ethylmercury

Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Dórea, José G ^a   Marques, Rejane C ^b   Isejima, Cintya ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHYLMERCURY DERIVATIVE; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY; VACCINE; METHYLMERCURY DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BREAST FEEDING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXPOSURE; FISHERMAN; HAIR LEVEL; HUMAN; INFANT; MINER; PERINATAL EXPOSURE; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION; VACCINATION; BRAZIL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHEMISTRY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIET; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HAIR; MALE; METABOLISM; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

BRAZIL; BREAST FEEDING; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; ETHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84871880204     PISSN: 11107243     EISSN: 11107251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/132876     Document Type: Article

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