CoNaMad—Cohorte de Nacimiento de Madre de Dios / Madre de Dios Birth Cohort to Study Effects of in-utero Trace Metals Exposure in the Southern Peruvian Amazon

William K. Pan; Caren Weinhouse; Ernesto J. Ortiz; Axel J. Berky; Emma Fixsen; Andres Mallipudi; Beth J. Feingold; Suzy Navio; Nelson A. Rivera; Heileen Hsu-kim; J. Jaime Miranda

doi:10.5334/aogh.3152

CoNaMad—Cohorte de Nacimiento de Madre de Dios / Madre de Dios Birth Cohort to Study Effects of in-utero Trace Metals Exposure in the Southern Peruvian Amazon

Volume 87 (2021): Issue 1

By: William K. Pan , Caren Weinhouse , Ernesto J. Ortiz , Axel J. Berky , Emma Fixsen , Andres Mallipudi , Beth J. Feingold , Suzy Navio, Nelson A. Rivera , Heileen Hsu-kim and J. Jaime Miranda

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