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Possible Risk Factors and Their Potential Associations with Combined Heavy Metal Exposures in Pregnant Women in the Republic of Suriname

Annals of Global Health
Volume 90 (2024): Issue 1
By: Vinoj H. Sewberath Misser,  Ashna D. Hindori-Mohangoo,  Arti Shankar,  Maureen Lichtveld,  Jeffrey Wickliffe and  Dennis R. A. Mans  
Open Access
|Apr 2024

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.4402 | Journal eISSN: 2214-9996
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Language: English
Submitted on: Jan 19, 2024
Accepted on: Mar 8, 2024
Published on: Apr 9, 2024
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Keywords:
Suriname,
pregnant women,
combined heavy metal exposure,
educational level,
income level,
region of residence,
public health

© 2024 Vinoj H. Sewberath Misser, Ashna D. Hindori-Mohangoo, Arti Shankar, Maureen Lichtveld, Jeffrey Wickliffe, Dennis R. A. Mans, published by Ubiquity Press
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