Cadmium, lead and mercury in human milk from Slovakia

Food Additives and Contaminants

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 579-589

  Ursinyova, Monika ^a   Masanova, Vlasta ^a  

^a SLOVAK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Breast milk; Dietary intake; Infant formula; Metals

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; DENTAL ALLOY; LEAD; MERCURY;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BREAST MILK; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; LACTATION; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; SLOVAKIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CADMIUM; DENTAL AMALGAM; FEMALE; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INFANT FORMULA; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEAD; MALE; MERCURY; METALS, HEAVY; MILK, HUMAN; SLOVAKIA;

EID: 22144471586     PISSN: 0265203X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02652030500135201     Document Type: Article

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