Chemical mixtures, maternal exposure and infant neurodevelopment: Did we miss positive (breastfeeding) and negative (mercury) confounders?

Neurotoxicology and Teratology

Volumn 45, Issue , 2014, Pages 93-

  Dórea, José G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Ethylmercury; Mercury; Neurodevelopment; Thimerosal

Indexed keywords

ETHYLMERCURY; LEAD; MERCURY; THIOMERSAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; POLLUTANT; ZINC;

AMERICAN; BRAIN MATURATION; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHINESE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DRUG MIXTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HUMAN; LETTER; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; NEPAL; NEPALESE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; PROTECTION; SAUDI ARABIA; THERAPY EFFECT; ARSENIC POISONING; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; LEAD POISONING; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POLLUTANT; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE;

ARSENIC POISONING; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEAD POISONING; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; ZINC;

EID: 84908381880     PISSN: 08920362     EISSN: 18729738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ntt.2014.06.006     Document Type: Letter

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