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Effect of arsenic exposure during pregnancy on infant development at 7 months in rural Matlab, Bangladesh [1]

Exposure to arsenic-contaminated drinking water during pregnancy is associated with low birth weight and fetal loss, and there is concern that the infants' development may be affected. The researchers conducted a large population-based study of nutritional supplementation with 4,436 pregnant women in Matlab, Bangladesh, an area of high-arsenic

Publication Date: 
01/02/2009
Fahmida Tofail [2], Marie Vahter [3], Jena D. Hamadani & et al [4]
Environmental Health Perspectives [5]
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Tags:
Water Quality [6], Arsenic [7], Drinking Water [8], Drinking Water Standards [9], Health Effects [10], Health [11], Child Health [12], Bangladesh [13]
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