An observation on the mercury contents of scalp hair in the urban residents of South Korea

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 275-278

  Lee, Won Chang ^a   Myeong Jin, ^c   Lee, ^b   Lee, Sane Mog ^a   Kim, Jin Suk ^a   Bae, Chun Sik ^a   Park, Taiek Kyu ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^b KOBE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c Coll Sci Konkuk U ^*

Author keywords

Correlation coefficients; MeHg THg; Methylmercury; Scalp hair

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MERCURIALISM; MINAMATA DISEASE; POLLUTANT; POPULATION RISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALP HAIR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH KOREA; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0343714605     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1382-6689(00)00044-2     Document Type: Article

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