Association of maternal exposure to trace elements and toxic metals with repeated measurements of foetal and early-childhood growth: a systematic review.
- 2025-09
- Systematic Review
- Occupational and environmental medicine 82(9)
- Yingying Zuo
- Yanyan Jiang
- Xinyun Li
- Juan Tong
- Fang-Biao Tao
- PubMed: 41167610
- DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2025-110158
- High evidence
Maternal exposure to elevated concentrations of trace elements such as vanadium, chromium and manganese has been linked to physical growth restriction in children.
- Effect
- Harmful
- Effect size
- Small
- Significant
- Yes