Decline in fish consumption among pregnant women after a national mercury advisory.

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Published in Obstet Gynecol on August 01, 2003

Authors

Emily Oken1, Ken P Kleinman, Wendy E Berland, Steven R Simon, Janet W Rich-Edwards, Matthew W Gillman

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. emily_oken@harvardpilgrim.org

Associated clinical trials:

Nutrition in Pregnancy, Birth Weight, and Childhood Asthma | NCT00006404

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