Retention times of Pb, Cd, Cu and Zn in children's blood

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 207, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 133-139

  Raghunath, R ^a   Tripathi, R M ^a   Khandekar, R N ^a   Nambi, K S V ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Blood; Cd; Cu; Pb; Retention time; Zn

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; ZINC;

AIR ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD VOLUME; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DETERMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOOD ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING;

AIR POLLUTANTS; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CADMIUM; CHILD; COPPER; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOOD ANALYSIS; HUMANS; INDIA; LEAD; METALS, HEAVY; URBAN HEALTH; ZINC;

EID: 0031588405     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(97)00255-6     Document Type: Article

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