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Does the metal content in soil around a pregnant woman’s home increase the risk of low birth weight for her infant?

Low birth weight (LBW) is associated with a number of maternal environmental exposures during pregnancy. This study explored the association between soil metal concentrations around the home where the mother lived during pregnancy and the outcome of LBW. We used a retrospective cohort of 9,920 mothe...

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Published in:Environ Geochem Health
Main Authors: McDermott, Suzanne, Bao, Weichao, Aelion, C. Marjorie, Cai, Bo, Lawson, Andrew B.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2014
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4663686/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24771409
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10653-014-9617-4
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