title: Mercury concentration in cord blood.
abstract: The mean mercury concentration measured in cord blood from 51 inner city babies born at Guy's Hospital was significantly higher (37 nmol/l v 20 nmol/l) than that from 17 babies born at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, which serves a more rural population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Guy's Hospital.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Spencer
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: House
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Tripp
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Stimmler
mesh_terms: D004739:England; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008628:Mercury / Q000097:blood*; D012424:Rural Population; D014505:Urban Population
chemical_list: D008628:Mercury