Prenatal lead exposure and elevated blood pressure in children

Growing evidence suggests that environmental exposures can influence blood pressure over the course of a lifetime. Exposure to toxic metals, such as lead (Pb) and arsenic (As), has been associated with increased blood pressure in adults, but few studies have examined the impacts of in utero and earl...

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Main Authors: Shohreh F. Farzan, Caitlin G. Howe, Yu Chen, Diane Gilbert-Diamond, Kathryn L. Cottingham, Brian P. Jackson, Adam R. Weinstein, Margaret R. Karagas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-12-01
Series:Environment International
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412018313059