Association between the plasma/whole blood lead ratio and history of spontaneous abortion: a nested cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Smith Donald (Author), Mercado-Garcia Adriana (Author), Solano-González Maritsa (Author), Trejo-Valdivia Belem (Author), Hernández-Avila Mauricio (Author), Téllez-Rojo Martha M (Author), Lamadrid-Figueroa Héctor (Author), Hu Howard (Author), Wright Robert O (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Blood lead has been associated with an elevated risk of miscarriage. The plasmatic fraction of lead represents the toxicologically active fraction of lead. Women with a tendency to have a higher plasma/whole blood Pb ratio could tend...