Environmental Se-Mo-B deficiency and its possible effects on crops and Keshan-beck disease (KBD) in the Chousang area, Yao County, Shaanxi Province, China

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 267-280

  Fang, Weixuan ^a,b   Wu, Pengwu ^a,c   Hu, Ruizhong ^a   Huang, Zhuanying ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b Mineral/Geol Explor Ctr N   (China)

^c CHINA NATIONAL NUCLEAR CORPORATION   (China)

Author keywords

China; Eco environmental geochemistry; Keshan Beck disease; Se Mo B deficiency; Shannxi

Indexed keywords

BORON; FERTILIZER; MOLYBDENUM; SELENIUM;

CROP PLANT; DISEASE PREVALENCE; FOOD CONSUMPTION; GEOCHEMISTRY; TRACE ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; CHINA; DIET; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GEOLOGY; HAIR; HUMAN; MAIZE; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PREVALENCE; WHEAT;

BORON; CHILD; CHINA; DIET; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZERS; GEOLOGY; HAIR; HUMANS; MALE; MOLYBDENUM; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PREVALENCE; SELENIUM; TRITICUM; ZEA MAYS;

CHINA;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0038318913     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023271403310     Document Type: Article

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