Reference values of urinary mercury in the Italian population;Valori di riferimento del mercurio urinario nella popolazione Italiana

Giornale Italiano di Medicina del Lavoro ed Ergonomia

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 107-113

  Soleo, L ^d   Elia, G ^a   Russo, A ^d   Schiavulli, N ^d   Lasorsa, G ^d   Mangili, A ^d   Gilberti, E ^d   Ronchi, A ^a   Balducci, C ^b   Minoia, C ^a   Aprea, C ^c   Sciarra, G F ^c   Valente, T ^d   Fenga, C ^d  

^a IRCCS   (Italy)

^b UOC Laboratorio di Tossicologia   (Italy)

^c AUSL   (Italy)

^d NONE

Author keywords

HG AAS; Reference values; Urinary mercury

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BODY MASS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIETARY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FISH; HUMAN; ITALY; LIFESTYLE; OCCUPATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFERENCE VALUE; URINALYSIS; URINE LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MERCURY; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0041428113     PISSN: 15927830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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