Prenatal and postnatal mercury exposure and blood pressure in childhood

Elevated blood pressure in childhood is an important risk factor for hypertension in adulthood. Environmental exposures have been associated with elevated blood pressure over the life course and exposure to mercury (Hg) has been linked to cardiovascular effects in adults. As subclinical vascular cha...

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Main Authors: Shohreh F. Farzan, Caitlin G. Howe, Yu Chen, Diane Gilbert-Diamond, Susan Korrick, Brian P. Jackson, Adam R. Weinstein, Margaret R. Karagas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:Environment International
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412020321565