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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...
Autores principales: | Valera, Beatriz, Dewailly, Eric, Poirier, Paul |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2008
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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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