José G. Dórea
University of Brasília
238 Papers
1.3K Citations
José G. Dórea is an academic researcher from University of Brasília. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Breast milk. The author has an hindex of 42, co-authored 226 publications. Previous affiliations of José G. Dórea include Universidade Federal de Rondônia.
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Papers
Current progress on understanding the impact of mercury on human health.
Eunhee Ha,Niladri Basu,Stephan Bose-O'Reilly,José G. Dórea,Emeir M. McSorley,Mineshi Sakamoto,Hing Man Chan +6 more
TL;DR: A critical review of the literature published since January 2012 concluded that more knowledge synthesis efforts are needed to translate the research results into management tools for health professionals and policy makers.
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Is coffee a functional food
TL;DR: Coffee-drinking and health benefits that support the concept of coffee as a functional food are discussed.
Persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic substances in fish: Human health considerations
TL;DR: Chemical, toxic, metabolic, and ecological characteristics associated with PBTS in fish are discussed, while risk of exposure to avoidable PBTS is a chance that can be minimized by societal actions.
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Hair mercury speciation as a function of gender, age, and body mass index in inhabitants of the Negro River basin, Amazon, Brazil.
TL;DR: The percentage of Me-Hg concentration in hair of this freshwater, fish–eating population is comparable to populations eating ocean fish from different parts of the world and does not seem to be affected by age, gender, and BMI.
Environmental exposure to low-level lead (Pb) co-occurring with other neurotoxicants in early life and neurodevelopment of children.
TL;DR: Net effects, reversibility and/or predictability of delays are insufficiently studied and need urgent attention; Nevertheless, neurodevelopment delays can be prevented and/ or attenuated if public health policies are implemented to protect the unborn and the young child.
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