Association of Arsenic with Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes/Infant Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Quansah, Reginald; Ato Armah, Frederick; Kofi Essumang, David; Luginaah, Isaac; Clarke, Edith; Marfoh, Kissinger; Jerry Cobbina, Samuel; Nketiah‐Amponsah, Edward; B. Namujju, Proscovia; Obiri, Samuel; Dzodzomenyo, Mawuli

doi:10.1289/ehp.1307894

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Association of Arsenic with Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes/Infant Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Published in Environmental Health Perspectives • Jan 27, 2015

Authors:

Reginald Quansah

Frederick Ato Armah

David Kofi Essumang

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Exposure to arsenic is one of the major global health problems, affecting > 300 million people worldwide, but arsenic's effects on human reproduction are uncertain. OBJECTIVES: We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to examine the association between arsenic and adverse pregn...

Subject

Medicine

Meta-analysis

Arsenic toxicity

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