Selenium in soil, grass, and human serum in the Zlatibor mountain area (Serbia): Geomedical aspects

Journal of Environmental Pathology, Toxicology and Oncology

Volumn 17, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 221-227

  Maksimović, Zoran ^a   Ršumović, Mihailo ^b   Jović, Vidojko ^c   Kosanović, Melita ^d   Jovanović, Tomislav ^e  

^a SERBIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND ARTS   (Serbia)

^b Highway Institute   (Serbia)

^c Faculty of Mining and Geology   (Serbia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DEFENCE   (Serbia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Cancer mortality; Magnesium; Selenium; Selenium content

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM; SELENIUM;

ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FITNESS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL; WATER ANALYSIS; YUGOSLAVIA;

DIGITARIA CILIARIS;

EID: 0031827846     PISSN: 07318898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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