Prenatal Exposure to Mercury and Adverse Birth Outcomes in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Rio Birth Cohort Study (PIPA Project)
Abstract
Background: Mercury (Hg) is a highly toxic environmental pollutant, with studies of its prenatal expo
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