Systemic transfer of mercury from amalgam fillings before and after cessation of emission

Environmental Research

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 115-123

  Halbach, S ^a   Kremers, L ^b   Willruth, H ^b   Mehl, A ^b   Welzl, G ^a   Wack, F X ^c   Hickel, R ^b   Greim, H ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c Army Dentistry Unit 612/2   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amalgam; Amalgam removal; Mercury transfer; Plasma; Urinary excretion

Indexed keywords

AMALGAM; DENTAL ALLOY; MERCURY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOOTH FILLING; URINARY EXCRETION;

EID: 0032076329     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/enrs.1998.3829     Document Type: Article

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