Human biomonitoring of antimony

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 221-224

  Gebel, T ^a   Claussen, K ^a   Dunkelberg, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antimony; Blood; Human biomonitoring; Scalp hair; Urine

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY; GRAPHITE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BLOOD ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SCALP HAIR; SOIL POLLUTION; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0031956736     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004200050273     Document Type: Article

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