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Case Report

Prenatal mercury exposure and postnatal outcome: clinical case report and analysis

Sofya Pugach Division of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, Houston, TX, USA; Veteran Affairs North Texas Health Care System, Dallas, TX, USA; Department of Environmental Medicine, Medical School, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USACorrespondence[email protected]
, MD, PhD, MPH &
Thomas Clarkson Division of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, Houston, TX, USA; Veteran Affairs North Texas Health Care System, Dallas, TX, USA; Department of Environmental Medicine, Medical School, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
, PhD
Pages 366-370 | Received 11 Jan 2009, Accepted 04 Mar 2009, Published online: 06 May 2009

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