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  • Prenatal and Early-life Metals Exposure and Immune Function in Children

    Creator:
    Welch, Barrett M.
    Abstract:
    Immune system development during prenatal and early-life periods are essential for healthy development. Environmental and nutritional factors during these periods have strong influences on immune development and can have impacts on disease susceptibility for an individual throughout adulthood. Globally, hundreds of millions of people experience elevated environmental exposure to arsenic,...
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    for varicella zoster virus, the virus responsible for chickenpox 62. Islam et al (2007) observed

  • Environmental Metal Exposures and Effects on Maternal and Child Health in Bangladesh

    Creator:
    Andrews, Faye V.
    Abstract:
    Bangladesh is a developing country with burdens of environmental pollution and disparities in maternal and child health. Arsenic, manganese, and lead are pervasive environmental contaminants throughout Bangladesh with major exposures through drinking water and ambient pollution. Chronic exposures to arsenic, manganese, and lead in sensitive populations such as pregnant women,...
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    Dissertation

  • Environmental and Community Exposures and Children’s Infectious Diseases in Bangladesh

    Creator:
    Ahmed, Sharia M.
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    Under-5 mortality has decreased globally, but millions of children still die every year. In Bangladesh, respiratory infection and diarrheal disease remain leading causes of morbidity and mortality for children under-5, despite incredible progress in the past three decades. Immune system development begins in utero and continues into adulthood. Toxic environmental...
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    Dissertation