Human hair lead and copper levels in three occupationally unexposed population groups in Calcutta

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 321-326

  Sen, J ^a   Chaudhuri, A B D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; LEAD;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POPULATION RESEARCH; SAMPLING;

ADULT; COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HAIR; HUMANS; INDIA; LEAD; MALE;

EID: 0029892755     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001289900193     Document Type: Article

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