Changes in low levels of lead over the course of pregnancy and the association with birth outcomes

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 50, Issue , 2014, Pages 138-144

  Rabito, Felicia A ^a   Kocak, Mehmet ^b   Werthmann, Derek W ^a   Tylavsky, Frances A ^b   Palmer, Christopher D ^c,d   Parsons, Patrick J ^c,d  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

^d STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Blood lead; Fetus; Lead exposure; Low level lead exposure; Pre term birth; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; ADOLESCENT; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; FETUS; FETUS BLOOD; PREGNANCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; FETUS; HUMANS; LEAD; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84918582387     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: 18731708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2014.10.006     Document Type: Article

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