Mercury toxicity in children

Science

Volumn 342, Issue 6165, 2013, Pages 1447-

  Landrigan, Philip J ^a   Wright, Robert O ^a   Birnbaum, Linda S ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEAVY METAL POISONING; HUMAN; JAPAN; LETTER; MERCURIALISM; MINAMATA DISEASE; NEUROTOXICITY; PEDIATRICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VICTIM;

EID: 84890853691     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.342.6165.1447     Document Type: Letter

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