Toxic trace element reference levels in blood and urine: Influence of gender and lifestyle factors

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 204, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 147-160

  Kristiansen, Jesper ^a,b   Christensen, Jytte Molin ^a,b   Iversen, Bent S ^c   Sabbioni, E ^c  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blood; Element; Environmental exposure; Occupational exposure; Reference values; Urine

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; COBALT; LEAD; NICKEL; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; TRACE ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; LIFESTYLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; URINALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; ARSENIC; CHROMIUM; COBALT; DENMARK; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEAD; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MANGANESE; MANGANESE POISONING; MIDDLE AGED; NICKEL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

AVENA;

EID: 0030881756     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(97)00155-1     Document Type: Article

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