Placental Calcium and Birthweight in Women Living Near a Lead Smelter.

Autor: Loiacono, Nancy J., Graziano, Joseph H., Kline, Jennie K., Popovac, Dusan, Ahmedi, Xhemal, Gashi, Emine, Mehmeti, Ali, Rajovic, Beljana
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Zdroj: Archives of Environmental Health; Jul/Aug92, Vol. 47 Issue 4, 3 Charts, 1 Graph
Abstrakt: Examines the effects of exposure to smelter-derived cadmium (Cd) on the birthweight of infants in Serbia. Performance of the study between smoking and nonsmoking women; Comparison of the placental Cd concentrations between women exposed to smelter derived Cd and nonexposed women; Mediation of the effect of smoking on birthweight.
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