Fish consumption patterns and mercury exposure levels among women of childbearing age in duval county, Florida

Journal of Environmental Health

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 8-15

  Traynor, Sharleen ^a   Kearney, Greg ^b   Olson, David ^c   Hilliard, Aaron ^d   Palcic, Jason ^e   Pawlowicz, Marek ^e  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^d Duval County Health Department   (United States)

^e FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; EDUCATION; FISH; FOOD CONSUMPTION; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); NEUROLOGY; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; WOMENS HEALTH;

DUVAL COUNTY [FLORIDA]; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

METHYLMERCURY DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHEMISTRY; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HAIR; HUMAN; MERCURIALISM; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIET; FEMALE; FISHES; FLORIDA; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HAIR; HUMANS; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MERCURY POISONING; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84874435687     PISSN: 00220892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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