Lead Exposure in Pregnancy:: A Review of the Literature and Argument for Routine Prenatal Screening

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• Publication year

  2001

• Venue

  Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey

• Publication date

  2001-04-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1097/00006254-200104000-00024PMID 11285436
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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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