Exposure assessment of pregnant portuguese women to methylmercury through the ingestion of fish: Cross-sectional survey and biomarker validation

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

Volumn 77, Issue 1-3, 2014, Pages 133-142

  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

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HAIR; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; PORTUGAL; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEAFOOD; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894598992     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287394.2014.867200     Document Type: Article

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