Method for measuring mercury release from dental amalgam

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 180-186

  Krone, C A ^a   Ely, J T A ^b   Thoreson, J ^c  

^a Applied Research Institute   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c US BioTek Laboratories   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; MERCURY;

ACCURACY; ANALYZER; ARTICLE; BREATH HOLDING; BREATHING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE; HUMAN; MASTICATION; MEASUREMENT; MERCURIALISM; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; VAPOR;

DENTAL AMALGAM; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MERCURY; METHODS;

EID: 0036487944     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001280236     Document Type: Article

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