Preliminary results of a survey of lead levels in human liver tissue

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 688-695

  Treble, R G ^a   Thompson, T S ^a  

^a Saskatchewan Health   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CHILD; DIET; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER; LIVER LEVEL; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LEAD; LIVER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0030804636     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001289900535     Document Type: Article

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