Trace of heavy metals in maternal and umbilical cord blood samples in association with birth outcomes in Baghdad, Iraq

Trace of heavy metals in maternal and umbilical cord blood samples in association with birth outcomes in Baghdad, Iraq

Trace elements are essential nutritional components in humans and inconvenient tissue content that have a significant influence on infant size. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of concentration of elements (uranium (U), lead (Pb) and iron (Fe)) and absorption of Pb and Fe on maternal...

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Main Authors: Hasan Rhaif Al-Sahlanee Mayyadah, Maizan Ramli Ramzun, Abdul Hassan Ali Miami, Fadhil Tawfiq Nada, Zahirah Noor Azman Nurul, Abdul Rahman Azhar, Shahrim Mustafa Iskandar, Noor Ashikin Nik Abdul Razak Nik, Zakiah Yahaya Nor, Mohammed Al-Marri Hana, Syuhada Ayob Nur, Zakaria Nabela
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2017-01-01
Series:EPJ Web of Conferences
Subjects:
heavy elements
uranium
lead
iron
maternal
umbilical cord
birth outcomes
Baghdad
Iraq
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201715600003

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