Lead in fingerbone: A tool for retrospective exposure assessment

Archives of Environmental Health

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 104-112

  Börjesson, Jimmy ^a   Mattsson, S ^a   Stromberg U ^a   Gerhardsson, L ^a   Schutz A ^a   Skerfving, S ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ARTICLE; BONE LEVEL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FINGER; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMELTER;

EID: 1542702252     PISSN: 00039896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00039899709602872     Document Type: Article

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