Prenatal exposure to methylmercury and LCPUFA in relation to birth weight

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 273-278

  Van Wijngaarden, Edwin ^a   Harrington, Donald ^a   Kobrosly, Roni ^a   Thurston, Sally W ^a   O'Hara, Todd ^b   McSorley, Emeir M ^c   Myers, Gary J ^a   Watson, Gene E ^a,d   Shamlaye, Conrad F ^e   Strain, J J ^c   Davidson, Philip W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^e MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Seychelles)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Fatty acids; Maternal exposure; Methylmercury compounds; Unsaturated

Indexed keywords

LONG CHAIN POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; METHYLMERCURY; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD LEVEL; BODY MASS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FETUS OUTCOME; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD SAFETY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMAN; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL SERUM; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PARITY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLONGED PREGNANCY; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; VAGINAL DELIVERY; WEIGHT GAIN;

BIRTH WEIGHT; FATTY ACIDS; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; UNSATURATED;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; NUTRITION SURVEYS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEYCHELLES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84895498158     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: 18732585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2014.01.002     Document Type: Article

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