Children's health risk and benefits of fish consumption: Risk indices based on a diet diary follow-up of two weeks

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues

Volumn 77, Issue 1-3, 2014, Pages 103-114

  Nunes, Elisabete ^a   Cavaco, Afonso ^a   Carvalho, Cristina ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR MEDICINES IMED ULISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET RECORDS; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PORTUGAL; RECOMMENDED DIETARY ALLOWANCES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEAFOOD; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84894559449     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287394.2014.866926     Document Type: Article

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