A Case–Control Study of Prenatal Thallium Exposure and Low Birth Weight in China | Zendy

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A Case–Control Study of Prenatal Thallium Exposure and Low Birth Weight in China

Author(s) -

Wei Xia,

Xiaofu Du,

Tongzhang Zheng,

Bin Zhang,

Yuanyuan Li,

Bryan A. Bassig,

Aifen Zhou,

Youjie Wang,

Chao Xiong,

Zhengkuan Li,

Yuanxiang Yao,

Jie Hu,

Yanqiu Zhou,

Juan Liu,

Wei-yan Xue,

Yue Ma,

Xinyun Pan,

Yang Peng,

Shunqing Xu

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

environmental health perspectives

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257

H-Index - 282

eISSN - 1552-9924

pISSN - 0091-6765

DOI - 10.1289/ehp.1409202

Subject(s) - low birth weight , medicine , odds ratio , pregnancy , confounding , case control study , thallium , birth weight , prenatal exposure , epidemiology , logistic regression , nested case control study , prenatal care , obstetrics , demography , environmental health , offspring , population , biology , chemistry , inorganic chemistry , genetics , sociology

Thallium (Tl) is a highly toxic heavy metal widely present in the environment. Case reports have suggested that maternal exposure to high levels of Tl during pregnancy is associated with low birth weight (LBW), but epidemiological data are limited.

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