DIETARY-INTAKE OF METHYLMERCURY AS A CORRELATE OF GESTATIONAL LENGTH AND BIRTH-WEIGHT AMONG NEWBORNS IN GREENLAND

被引:50
作者
FOLDSPANG, A [1 ]
HANSEN, JC [1 ]
机构
[1] AARHUS UNIV, INST ENVIRONM & OCCUPAT MED, DK-8000 AARHUS, DENMARK
关键词
Birth weight; Eskimos; Fatty acids; Gestational age; Mercury; Smoking; Unsaturated;
D O I
10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a115660
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
Between January 1983 and December 1986, a total of 376 mothers living in Godthaab and Thule, Greenland, were asked about their average weekly intake of marine food. The blood methyimercury concentrations of mothers and offspring were measured. Mean methytmercury concentrations In Infants were found to be 40 percent higher than in mothers. High maternal and offspring methylmercury blood concentrations were found to be associated with low mean birth weight, but not with short gestational length. © 1990 by The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health.
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