Mercury in Saliva and the Risk of Exceeding Limits for Sewage in Relation to Exposure to Amalgam Fillings

Archives of Environmental Health

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 366-370

  Leistevuo, Jorma ^a,b   Leistevuo, Tiina ^c   Helenius, Hans ^d   Pyy, Lauri ^e   Huovinen, Pentti ^a   Tenovuo, Jorma ^b  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^e FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Amalgam fillings; Environmental; Mercury; Saliva; Sewage

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; MERCURY;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; HUMAN; MERCURIALISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALIVA ANALYSIS; TOOTH FILLING; TREATMENT FAILURE; WASTE WATER;

EID: 0036664758     PISSN: 00039896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00039890209601423     Document Type: Article

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