Are prenatal mercury levels associated with subsequent blood pressure in childhood and adolescence? The Avon prebirth cohort study.

Steve GregoryYasmin Iles-CavenJoseph R HibbelnCaroline M TaylorJean Golding

Published in: BMJ open (2016)

This study reveals no evidence to support the hypothesis that prenatal mercury exposure has adverse long-term effects on offspring BP or heart rates during childhood or adolescence.

Keyphrases

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early life
heart failure
high fat diet
childhood cancer
hypertensive patients
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young adults
insulin resistance
skeletal muscle
adverse drug
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