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Prenatal arsenic exposure and birth outcomes among a population residing near a mining-related Superfund site [1]

Limited epidemiologic data exist on prenatal arsenic exposure and fetal growth, particularly in the context of co-exposure to other toxic metals. Researchers examined whether prenatal arsenic exposure predicts birth outcomes among a rural U.S. population, while adjusting for exposure to lead and manganese.

Original Source [2]

Publication Date: 
01/08/2016
Birgit Claus Henn [3], Adrienne S. Ettinger [4], Marianne R. Hopkins & et al [5]
Environmental Health Perspectives [6]
124
8
1308-1315
Tags:
Arsenic [7], Health Effects [8], Child Health [9], United States Of America (US) [10], Maternal Health [11], Mining [12], Heavy Metals [13], Lead [14]
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[2] http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/15-10070/
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/birgit-claus-henn
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/adrienne-s-ettinger
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/marianne-r-hopkins-et-al
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/environmental-health-perspectives
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/arsenic
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/child-health
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/united-states-america-us
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/maternal-health
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/heavy-metals
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/lead