Effects of docosahexaenoic acid and methylmercury on child's brain development due to consumption of fish by Finnish mother during pregnancy: A probabilistic modeling approach

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 54, Issue , 2013, Pages 50-58

  Leino, O ^a   Karjalainen, A K ^b   Tuomisto, J T ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Children; Docosahexaenoic acid; Fish; Intelligence; IQ; Methylmercury

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; METHYLMERCURY;

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; EATING HABIT; FINLAND; FISH; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PREGNANCY; PROBABILITY; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CHILD; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; FEMALE; FINLAND; FISHES; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; PROBABILITY; SEAFOOD;

EID: 84875271192     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: 18736351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2011.06.052     Document Type: Article

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