Mercury and Pregnancy

Birth Defects Research Part A - Clinical and Molecular Teratology

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-3

  Bellinger, David C ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMALGAM; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY; VACCINE;

AMALGAMATOR; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MATERNAL BLOOD; MERCURIALISM; MINER; MINING; NEUROTOXICITY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS;

EID: 84892889696     PISSN: 15420752     EISSN: 15420760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bdra.23219     Document Type: Editorial

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