Determining prenatal, early childhood and cumulative long-term lead exposure using micro-spatial deciduous dentine levels.

The aim of this study was to assess the validity of micro-spatial dentine lead (Pb) levels as a biomarker for accurately estimating exposure timing over the prenatal and early childhood periods and long-term cumulative exposure to Pb. In a prospective pregnancy cohort sub-sample of 85 subjects, we c...

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Main Authors: Manish Arora, Christine Austin, Babak Sarrafpour, Mauricio Hernández-Ávila, Howard Hu, Robert O Wright, Martha Maria Tellez-Rojo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4026445?pdf=render