Association between prenatal exposure to cadmium and atopic dermatitis in infancy

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 516-521

  Kim, Ja Hyeong ^a   Jeong, Kyoung Sook ^b   Ha, Eun Hee ^c,d   Park, Hyesook ^c,d   Ha, Mina ^e   Hong, Yun Chul ^f   Lee, Soo Jeong ^g   Lee, Kyung Yeon ^a   Jeong, Joseph ^g   Kim, Yangho ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Ewha Womans University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

^e Dankook University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^f Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^g University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Atopic; Atopy; Cadmium; Cord; Dermatitis; Lead

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; LEAD;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; ATOPY; CADMIUM POISONING; CHEMISTRY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORD; FEMALE; FETUS BLOOD; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; RISK;

ATOPY; CADMIUM; CORD; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; LEAD;

ADULT; CADMIUM; CADMIUM POISONING; COHORT STUDIES; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT; LEAD; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS;

EID: 84877803510     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2013.28.4.516     Document Type: Article

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