Prenatal metal mixtures and child blood pressure in the Rhea mother-child cohort in Greece

• Main Authors: Caitlin G. Howe (Author), Katerina Margetaki (Author), Marina Vafeiadi (Author), Theano Roumeliotaki (Author), Marianna Karachaliou (Author), Manolis Kogevinas (Author), Rob McConnell (Author), Sandrah P. Eckel (Author), David V. Conti (Author), Maria Kippler (Author), Shohreh F. Farzan (Author), Leda Chatzi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Child blood pressure (BP) is predictive of future cardiovascular risk. Prenatal exposure to metals has been associated with higher BP in childhood, but most studies have evaluated elements individually and measured BP at a single time point. We investigated impacts of prenatal me...