Low level methylmercury exposure affects neuropsychological function in adults

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Edna M Yokoo
Joaquim G Valente
Lynn Grattan
Sérgio Luís Schmidt
Illeane Platt
Ellen K Silbergeld
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[1] and Institute of Collective Health-Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso,Institute of Social Medicine
[2] and National School of Public Health – FIOCRUZ Rio de,Universidade Estaduel do Rio de Janeiro
[3] Department of Neurology University of Maryland School of Medicine,Institute of Social Medicine
[4] Department of Neurophysiology Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro Rio de,Universidade Estaduel do Rio de Janeiro
[5] Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health,Department of Environmental Health Sciences
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Digit Span; Digit Symbol; Mercury Exposure; MeHg Exposure; Hair Mercury;
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10.1186/1476-069X-2-8
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