Facts on mercury and fish consumption

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 167, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 897-

  Wooltorton, Eric ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIOXIN; FOSSIL FUEL; INSECTICIDE; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY; NEUROTOXIN; PESTICIDE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ADSORPTION; BLOOD ANALYSIS; DEFECATION; DEMYELINATION; EXPOSURE; FETOTOXICITY; FISH; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD POISONING; FOOD PREFERENCE; GAIT; HAIR; HALF LIFE TIME; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MERCURIALISM; NERVE FIBER; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC POLLUTION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY; PREVENTION; PROTEIN BINDING; RISK; SEA FOOD; SEA POLLUTION; SHORT SURVEY; SPEECH DISORDER; SUCKLING; SWALLOWING; TISSUE LEVEL;

EID: 0036431827     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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