Abbreviations, Search terms and References

Abbreviations

Search terms

The references cited in this discussion paper are of publications found in PubMed searches and references therein, using the following search terms:

Pb AND       

Maternal health

Pre-conception

Conception

Post-partum

Toxicity

Mechanism

ADME

Toxicokinetics

Absorption

Distribution

Metabolism

Excretion

Biomarker

Exposure

Pre-eclampsia

Abortion

Pica

Pica AND Pregnancy

Soil AND Pregnancy

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