Metal (Cu, Zn, Fe, Pb) concentrations in human placentas

Central European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 187-191

  Zagrodzki, P ^a,b   Zamorska, L ^a   Borowski, P ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR PHYSICS   (Poland)

Author keywords

Atomic absorption spectrometry; Human placenta; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

COPPER; IRON; LEAD; METAL; ZINC;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BODY BURDEN; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; METAL RECOVERY; PLACENTA; POLLUTION; POPULATION RESEARCH;

ADULT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; METALS, HEAVY; PLACENTA; POLAND; PREGNANCY; RURAL POPULATION; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0942276137     PISSN: 12107778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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