Neurobehavioral effects from exposure to dental amalgam Hg°: New distinctions between recent exposure and Hg body burden

FASEB Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 971-980

  Echeverria, Diana ^a,b   Vasken Aposhian, H ^c   Woods, James S ^a,b   Heyer, Nicholas J ^b   Aposhian, Mary M ^c   Bittner Jr , Alvah C ^a,b   Mahurin, Roderick K ^d   Cianciola, Margaret ^b  

^a BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c University of Arizona   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Behavior; Dentists; DMPS; Elemental mercury

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; MERCURY;

ARTICLE; BODY BURDEN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DENTAL ASSISTANT; DENTIST; DENTISTRY; HUMAN; MERCURIALISM; NEUROTOXICITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOOTH FILLING;

EID: 2642651880     PISSN: 08926638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.12.11.971     Document Type: Article

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