Cardiac autonomic activity and blood pressure among Nunavik Inuit adults exposed to environmental mercury: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Mercury is a contaminant that reaches high levels in Nunavik (North of Quebec). It is transformed into methylmercury (MeHg) and accumulated in marine mammals and predator fish, an important part of the traditional Inuit diet. MeHg has been suggested to affect BP in adults and children wh...

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Autores principales: Valera, Beatriz, Dewailly, Eric, Poirier, Paul
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2443124/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18538022
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1476-069X-7-29

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2443124/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18538022
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1476-069X-7-29

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