Abstract
The mean mercury concentration measured in cord blood from 51 inner city babies born at Guy's Hospital was significantly higher (37 nmol/l v 20 nmol/l) than that from 17 babies born at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, which serves a more rural population.
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