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Prenatal exposure to mercury and neuropsychological development in young children: the role of fish consumption
Author(s) -
Sabrina Llop,
Ferrán Ballester,
Mario Murcia,
Joan Forns,
Adonina Tardón,
Ainara Andiarena,
Jesús Vioqué,
Jesús Ibarluzea,
Ana FernándezSomoano,
Jordi Sunyer,
Jordi Júlvez,
Marisa Rebagliato,
María-José López-Espinosa
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
international journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406
H-Index - 208
eISSN - 1464-3685
pISSN - 0300-5771
DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyw259
Subject(s) - confidence interval , pregnancy , medicine , cohort , neuropsychology , pediatrics , methylmercury , fish consumption , generation r , cohort study , cognition , fish <actinopterygii> , biology , psychiatry , ecology , genetics , bioaccumulation , fishery
Vulnerability of the central nervous system to mercury exposure is increased during early development. The aim of this study is to evaluate the association between prenatal exposure to mercury and child neuropsychological development in high-fish-intake areas in Spain.

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