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Intrauterine Exposure to Methylmercury and Neurocognitive Functions: Minamata Disease

Takashi YorifujiDepartment of Human Ecology, Okayama University Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Tsuguhiko KatoDepartment of Public Health and Health Policy, Hiroshima University Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima, Japan
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Yoko KadoDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Letters, Kansai University, Osaka, Japan
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Akiko TokinobuDepartment of Human Ecology, Okayama University Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama, Japan
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Michiyo YamakawaDepartment of Human Ecology, Okayama University Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama, Japan
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Toshihide TsudaDepartment of Human Ecology, Okayama University Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama, Japan
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Satoshi SanadaDepartment of Special Education, Faculty of Education, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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Pages 297-302 | Received 19 Jan 2014, Accepted 07 Mar 2014, Published online: 17 Aug 2015

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