
Lead Level in Umbilical Cord Blood and its Effects on Newborns Anthropometry
Author(s) -
Akbari-Nassaji Neda
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2017/24865.10016
Subject(s) - umbilical cord , medicine , birth weight , gestational age , obstetrics , fetus , anthropometry , head circumference , cord blood , low birth weight , pregnancy , physiology , anatomy , biology , genetics
High concentration of blood lead is accompanied by adverse health effects on growth of foetus and the newborn.