Maternal urinary manganese and risk of low birth weight: a case-control study

• Main Authors: Wei Xia (Author), Yanqiu Zhou (Author), Tongzhang Zheng (Author), Bin Zhang (Author), Bryan A. Bassig (Author), Yuanyuan Li (Author), John Pierce Wise (Author), Aifen Zhou (Author), Yanjian Wan (Author), Youjie Wang (Author), Chao Xiong (Author), Jinzhu Zhao (Author), Zhengkuan Li (Author), Yuanxiang Yao (Author), Jie Hu (Author), Xinyun Pan (Author), Shunqing Xu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2016-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Manganese (Mn) is an essential element for humans, but exposure to high levels has been associated with adverse developmental outcomes. Early epidemiological studies evaluating the effect of Mn on fetal growth are inconsistent. Methods We investigated the association between mate...