Open AccessCognitive function among sons of women who worked in dentistry
Author(s) -
Aron NaimiAkbar,
Gunilla SandborghEnglund,
Anders Ekbom,
Jan Ekstrand,
Scott Montgomery
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work, environment and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.3279
Subject(s) - offspring , cognition , dentistry , medicine , pregnancy , dental nurse , demography , psychology , psychiatry , nursing , genetics , sociology , nurse education , biology
Exposure to elemental mercury vapor can impair neurological function as it is neurotoxic in doseshigher than usually found in dentistry. Little is known about the potential effects of fetal exposure to elementalmercury among offspring of female dental workers. We investigated cognitive function among offspring of women workingin dentistry at the time of their pregnancy.