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A cross sectional study of the relationship between the exposure of pregnant women to military attacks in 2014 in Gaza and the load of heavy metal contaminants in the hair of mothers and newborns

OBJECTIVE: Metal contamination of humans in war areas has rarely been investigated. Weaponry’s heavy metals become environmentally stable war remnants and accumulate in living things. They also pose health risks in terms of prenatal intake, with potential long term risks for reproductive and childre...

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Autores principales: Manduca, Paola, Diab, Safwat Y, Qouta, Samir R, Albarqouni, Nabil MA, Punamaki, Raiija-Leena
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Open 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5734292/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28768639
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014035