Elevated mercury levels in pregnant woman linked to skin cream from Mexico

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 209, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Dickenson, Carrie A ^a   Woodruff, Tracey J ^a   Stotland, Naomi E ^b   Dobraca, Dina ^c   Das, Rupali ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

chemicals chemical exposure children's health mercury pregnancy

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; SKIN CREAM;

ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CASE REPORT; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; KIDNEY DEVELOPMENT; MERCURIALISM; MEXICO; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TILAPIA; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; URINALYSIS; VAPOR;

CHEMICAL EXPOSURE; CHEMICALS; CHILDREN'S HEALTH; MERCURY; PREGNANCY;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMANS; MERCURY; MEXICO; PREGNANCY; SKIN CREAM;

EID: 84880914481     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2013.05.030     Document Type: Article

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