Prenatal Exposure to Mercury and Adverse Birth Outcomes in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Rio Birth Cohort Study (PIPA Project)

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Background: Mercury (Hg) is a highly toxic environmental pollutant, with studies of its prenatal expo

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2022-09-16

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Vianna, A. dos S., Camara, V. de M., de Figueiredo, N. D., & Rodrigues Froes Asmus, C. I. (2022). Prenatal Exposure to Mercury and Adverse Birth Outcomes in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Rio Birth Cohort Study (PIPA Project). Journal of Maternal and Child Health, 7(5), 559–571. Retrieved from https://thejmch.com/index.php/thejmch/article/view/779

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