Associations of prenatal mercury exposure from maternal fish consumption and polyunsaturated fatty acids with child neurodevelopment: A prospective cohort study in Italy

Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 360-370

  Valent, Francesca ^a   Mariuz, Marika ^b   Bin, Maura ^c   Little, D'Anna ^b   Mazej, Darja ^d   Tognin, Veronica ^c   Tratnik, Janja ^d   McAfee, Alison J ^e   Mulhern, Maria S ^e   Parpinel, Maria ^b   Carrozzi, Marco ^c   Horvat, Milena ^d   Tamburlini, Giorgio ^c   Barbone, Fabio ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^c INSTITUTE FOR MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH IRCCS BURLO GAROFOLO   (Italy)

^d JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bayley Scales of infant and toddler development; Fish; Mercury; Nervous system development; Polyunsaturated fatty acids

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; UNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DIET; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; INFANT; ITALY; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DIET SURVEYS; FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED; FEMALE; FISHES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INFANT; ITALY; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MERCURY; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84886291522     PISSN: 09175040     EISSN: 13499092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2188/jea.JE20120168     Document Type: Article

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