Cross-sectional assessment of infants’ exposure to toxic metals through breast milk in a prospective cohort study of mining communities in Ghana

BACKGROUND: Although breastfeeding of infants is recommended globally, the fact that maternal toxic metal stores are mobilised into breast milk implies infants, whose mothers live and work in mining communities, are at risk of multiple exposure to mining related toxic metals, such as Lead (Pb), Merc...

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Autores principales: Bansa, David Kwaku, Awua, Adolf Kofi, Boatin, Rose, Adom, Theodosia, Brown-Appiah, Edward Christian, Amewosina, Kennedy Kwame, Diaba, Akusika, Datoghe, Dominic, Okwabi, Wilhelmina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5445457/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28545513
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-017-4403-8

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