Maternal and umbilical cord blood levels of mercury, manganese, iron, and copper in southern Taiwan: A cross-sectional study | Zendy

Shih-Hui Huang | Zendy; Ken-Pen Weng | Zendy; Ching-Chiang Lin | Zendy; Chung-Cheng Wang | Zendy; Charles TzuChi Lee | Zendy; Luo-Ping Ger | Zendy; MingTsang Wu | Zendy

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Maternal and umbilical cord blood levels of mercury, manganese, iron, and copper in southern Taiwan: A cross-sectional study

Author(s) -

Shih-Hui Huang,

Ken-Pen Weng,

Ching-Chiang Lin,

Chung-Cheng Wang,

Charles TzuChi Lee,

Luo-Ping Ger,

MingTsang Wu

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

journal of the chinese medical association

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.535

H-Index - 42

eISSN - 1728-7731

pISSN - 1726-4901

DOI - 10.1016/j.jcma.2016.06.007

Subject(s) - medicine , fetus , pregnancy , odds ratio , confounding , cross sectional study , manganese , obstetrics , umbilical cord , physiology , immunology , chemistry , pathology , genetics , organic chemistry , biology

The effect of maternal exposure to essential minerals and heavy metals on fetus is an important issue, which affects women around the world. Few data are available on the concentration of both essential minerals and heavy metals in maternal/fetal medicine. The aims of this study were to (1) assess the correlation of mercury (Hg), manganese (Mn), iron (Fe), and copper (Cu) in paired maternal/fetal blood samples, and (2) study potential confounding factors during pregnancy.

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