Neurodevelopment of Amazonian children exposed to ethylmercury (from Thimerosal in vaccines) and methylmercury (from fish)

Environmental Research

Volumn 149, Issue , 2016, Pages 259-265

  Marques, Rejane C ^a   Abreu, Luciana ^b   Bernardi, José V E ^c   Dórea, José G ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b Statistika Consultoria   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aluminum; Breastfeeding; Ethylmercury; Infants; Methylmercury; Milestones; Neurodevelopment; Pregnancy; Thimerosal containing vaccines

Indexed keywords

ETHYLMERCURY DERIVATIVE; METHYLMERCURY; ORGANOMERCURY COMPOUND; THIOMERSAL; VACCINE; METHYLMERCURY DERIVATIVE;

ALUMINUM; BREASTFEEDING; CHILD HEALTH; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; INFANT FEEDING; MENTAL HEALTH; METHYLMERCURY; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDER; ORGANIC COMPOUND; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; VACCINE;

ARTICLE; BAYLEY SCALES OF INFANT DEVELOPMENT; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MENTAL DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT; MENTAL DEVELOPMENTAL INDEX; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR DEVELOPMENTAL INDEX; WALKING; ANIMAL; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DRUG EFFECTS; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; INFANT; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SPEECH;

AMAZONIA;

ANIMALS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FISHES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; SPEECH; THIMEROSAL; VACCINES; WALKING;

EID: 84953220060     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2015.12.022     Document Type: Article

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