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Risk Factors for Mercury Exposure of Children in a Rural Mining Town in Northern Chile

OBJECTIVE: Traditional gold mining is associated with mercury exposure. Especially vulnerable to its neurotoxic effects is the developing nervous system of a child. We aimed to investigate risk factors of mercury exposure among children in a rural mining town in Chile. METHODS: Using a validated que...

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Autores principales: Ohlander, Johan, Huber, Stella Maria, Schomaker, Michael, Heumann, Christian, Schierl, Rudolf, Michalke, Bernhard, Jenni, Oskar G., Caflisch, Jon, Muñoz, Daniel Moraga, von Ehrenstein, Ondine S., Radon, Katja
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3835916/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24278170
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0079756