Is there a relationship between tea intake and maternal whole blood heavy metal concentrations

Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 503-509

  Colapinto, Cynthia K ^a   Arbuckle, Tye E ^b   Dubois, Lise ^c   Fraser, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b Health Canada   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Lead; Metals; MIREC; Tea

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CACODYLIC ACID; CADMIUM; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MANGANESE; MERCURY;

ADULT; ANALYSIS; BLOOD; CANADA; CHEMISTRY; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FETOMATERNAL TRANSFUSION; FETUS BLOOD; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HERBAL TEA; HUMAN; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; POLLUTANT; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TEA; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; URINE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ARSENIC; CACODYLIC ACID; CADMIUM; CANADA; COHORT STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; HUMANS; LEAD; MANGANESE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; MERCURY; METALS, HEAVY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TEA; TEAS, HERBAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84953325446     PISSN: 15590631     EISSN: 1559064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jes.2015.86     Document Type: Article

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